Thelonious Monk (Solo Saxophone)

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Premiere saxophonist Sam Newsome, www.samnewsome.com formerly with Terence Blanchard and Donald Byrd, showcasing multiphonics and various extended techniques. These Thelonious Monk compositions were recorded on "Monk Abstractions."

Channel: Music
Uploaded: April 13, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Author: chinesejazzviolinist

Length: 00:09:16
Rating: 4.55
Views: 15653

Tags: saxophone jazz improvisation microtones Sam Newsome Steve Lacy Sidney Bechet Lucky Thompson

Video Comments:
saxnviolinz (November 21, 2008 at 6:35 pm)
monster soprano playing here... great altissimo and multi-phonic control...
soancar (October 31, 2008 at 12:27 pm)
Wowowowowow!
(No words!)
atomikclocks (October 8, 2008 at 9:01 pm)
YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!!!
over&toptones all over my pc speakers!!!
YOU ROCK!!!!
asmasg (October 8, 2008 at 11:00 am)
played beautifully
famedmlp (September 6, 2008 at 5:09 pm)
progressive jazz was called Thelonius Monk's new sound when I first herd it in the Village around 1963 or 4.
flanissimo (September 6, 2008 at 5:38 am)
Very Kirk. Very amazing. Glad he chose Monk for this.
Ketou (August 31, 2008 at 10:38 pm)
why does this sound so nonmusical? is it a piece of a sax or something?
jjonasramos (July 25, 2008 at 11:11 pm)
=X mto paiaaaa
JPSaxMan (June 19, 2008 at 2:35 am)
Please tell me he isn't gonna slap tongue the whole ten minute solo. Oh, he only did it for a minute. Nice multiphonics, too.
were2220 (June 17, 2008 at 9:20 pm)
yes that is its called a soprano sax cant spell