Quote of The Day 5-3-13

"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture."
Thelonius Monk

Well...perhaps I should shut up then.  You get the point.

Thelonius Monk (1917-1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer.  He is considered one of the greatest composers in America's music history.  Monk's unique style was characterized as angular, percussive, and dramatic.  His improvising approach has influenced countless musicians after him.  Monk has also contributed some of the most classic jazz standards to the American music canon including "Epistrophy", "Round Midnight", and "Straight No Chaser".  He is also the second most recorded composer after Duke Ellington which is exceptionally incredible as Monk composed only about 70 songs compared to Ellington's exceeding 1,000.