Thelonious Sphere Monk was born in 1917 and died on February 17, 1982. He was a pianist and composer from the US, but above all was considered to be one of the most important musicians in jazz.
He had a very unique style, and many people regard him as the originator bebop.
Below is a reprint of some of his advice for musicians that played with him (click on it to enlarge):
That’s great- thanks for sharing this!
I’ve never seen this from any musician let alone Monk, one of the greats. This is stuff most musicians don’t think about – and they should.
You’ve got to Dig it to Dig it …. DIG?