Hardbopjazz Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 (edited) Whenever I hear a Monk composition play by someone, I right away knows it’s a Monk tune. I can't think of anyone else that can be identified so easily. Can you think of anyone else? Edited March 23, 2004 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I've always found Herbie Hancock's compositions to be immediately recognizable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Monk, although I rarely have a clue WHICH tune it is exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I think Monk is the most obvious one to me. Eric Dolphy as well. It's difficult. Are we talking recognising the changes during solos? I could pick Monk then. If we're talking hearing the melody, perhaps Ellington? I don't know. A really interesting question, though - I'm interested to see what people say! For example, I don't think I'd get Herbie Hancock compositions necessarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgraham333 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I agree with Hardbopjazz - I've gotten pretty good at spotting Monk's tunes. with Sal - Hancock's music has a fairly distinct flavor (even across genres - straight ahead jazz, funk, etc.) although I have been known to confuse a Hankcock tune with one from Wayne Shorter. After exposure to Bobby Timmons - This Here Is Bobb Timmons, I could spot his stuff fairly consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMX Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Ornette Coleman - strong, recognizable themes (Ornettian themes, if you will). Same with Monk's themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Oh yez, Ornette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Zawinul. Usually quite easy to pick out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Monk, easily. The funny thing about Ornette - and I know his would be considered sacriledge to many here - is that I usually like his compositions better when played by other people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 How'z bout Wayne Shorter, or Herbie Nichols? or Trane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Depending on the tune, Sun Ra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Strayhorn. Tadd Dameron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Monk for sure. Mingus is usually distinctive also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 If anybody else did play their compositions--Grachan Moncur III & Henry Threadgill. Booker Little too. How come nobody ever does those Moncur tunes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Horace Silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 How come nobody ever does those Moncur tunes? Good question. Afraid I know the answer -- too obscure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny weir Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I've heard lots of Monk covers that I'd be hard-pressed to pick as being written by him. Same with a lot of the folks mentioned so far. I'd vote for Ellington, especially the later stuff. Not that the longer suites have been covered much anyway, but the compositions - and in this case I'm embracing the players, the arrangements, everything, as every aspect seems vitally part of the music and interdepedent - are instantly identifiable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAL Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Another vote for Ellington and Billy Strayhorn!! What about George Russell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganized Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Monk, although I rarely have a clue WHICH tune it is exactly. Posted on Mar 23 2004, 09:18 PM Horace Silver I would have to agree here. Monk and Silver...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Neal Hefti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinger Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Misha Mengelberg. No matter what he compose,they always sound fantastic to my ears. Saw/heard him live in my hometown 3 years ago with Han Bennink and some bass player whose name I've forgot already. I was grinning throughout their performance. I was a happy man in the next few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Tadd Dameron Monk (in the couw-boat as far as finding out the names of the tunes, though) Mingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Ellington and Monk clearly. But how about Kenny Wheeler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Monk, Lacy, Dolphy, and to quote AMG, "Traditional." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I can almost always tell that it's a Monk tune, at least the better-known ones; however, I can'tt always put the title to the tune. But I did win tickets on a radio call-in contest once on the local jazz station (WPFW) by correctly identifying Monk's "Ruby, My Dear" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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