Thelonious Monk Posted June 20, 2008 Report Posted June 20, 2008 He would've been 80 today. If only those silly German doctors knew he was diabetic... --- Recommended Dolphania: Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch Eric Dolphy - Other Aspects Eric Dolphy - Live at the Five Spot John Coltrane - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Charles Mingus - The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus Charles Mingus - Mingus at Antibes Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz Chico Hamilton - Gongs East! Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure The man was a fucking genius.
Thelonious Monk Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Posted June 20, 2008 That was sort of beside the point. It's just a topic dedicated to a great musician, and I thought his birthday would be a good day to post it. Then again, he was a demi-god, therefore would have lived forever. His only weakness was diabetes.
Thelonious Monk Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Posted June 20, 2008 @_@ I'm not gonna list every single Eric Dolphy album I've heard, that'd be silly. You guys take things too literally.
Thelonious Monk Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Posted June 20, 2008 Thanks for the unprovoked personal attack!
JBLoudG20 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Posted June 20, 2008 I am so fucking glad this forum has the ignore feature. All I see is: This message is hidden because Thelonious Monk is on your ignore list. It was the first thing i did after logging into the new software.
ojnihs Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 I am so fucking glad this forum has the ignore feature. All I see is: This message is hidden because Thelonious Monk is on your ignore list. It was the first thing i did after logging into the new software. nice
grawk Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) the funny thing is, this might be the only topic about which he's not an ass... Edited June 21, 2008 by grawk
Voltron Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 I like dolphy So do I. It's just that Monk can't seem to say anything without being a dick.
jinp6301 Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 I dont get the dick comments he seems fine here
aardvark baguette Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Meh. I think part of it is HC is a set of paranoid anti establishment goons who are afraid everyone is out to get them, and have hair-trigger temperaments. I love you guys
Voltron Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 well duh. That was sort of beside the point. @_@ I'm not gonna list every single Eric Dolphy album I've heard, that'd be silly. You guys take things too literally. I was about to post only the HB ED part when he decided to act condescending and dickish unnecessarily. That's all. If nobody else thinks it is dickish, then my bad.
grawk Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 it's easy to read anything that he says as being a dickface. After all, he IS a dickface. That sometimes he's got other motives doesn't really matter. Hate on
aardvark baguette Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Only thing is...half the people here respond to me in much the same manner. Quite often. Though that doesn't mean I don't agree on some level;)
Thelonious Monk Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Posted June 21, 2008 I was about to post only the HB ED part when he decided to act condescending and dickish unnecessarily. That's all. If nobody else thinks it is dickish, then my bad. I don't understand how any of those comments are condescending. If I came off that way, I apologize. Thanks for taking a big steamy shit all over my honest thread, though, guys! Good form.
aardvark baguette Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Monk you should PM aerius. I think he'd be right up your alley. Though you dont ooze conceit quite the same way. Actually, forget all that, never mind.
hungrych Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Why do you all feel the need to douche up a thread dedicated to one of the greatest musicians to ever live?
riceboy Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 R.I.P. Eric Dolphy. Thanks for all the great music
krrm Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 He has gone undetected, but my jazz radar isn't very sensitive. I will correct this.
Thelonious Monk Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Posted June 21, 2008 He has gone undetected, but my jazz radar isn't very sensitive. I will correct this. If you're more into bop, I recommend his album with Booker Little, Far Cry, as a starting point. If you're into more avant-garde jazz, Out to Lunch is his magnum opus. IMO it wasn't until Out to Lunch that his compositional talent really made itself apparent, but he was a master of the alto saxophone, flute and (bass) clarinet for years before that. Coltrane referred to him as "his only musical equal." He may be an even better sax player. If you want to judge for yourself, they play together on The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Sessions, and it is magic.
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