Christopher Schlegel Update 12-19-2009

“Blue Monk”, Thelonius Monk’s classic is the third tune on my Solo Jazz Guitar Standards, Vol. 1 disc.

http://cdbaby.com/cd/schlegel8

Monk was an odd character to say the least.  Some of his stuff is beautiful, some ugly, some just plain weird.  But it is all farily stunning.  He is an American jazz original for sure.  I picked this tune to do because it is basically just a simple blues with a nifty little melody.  This leaves the options for improvisation wide open to the performer.  I had a lot of fun thinking of things to do with it.

Finally, here is a vid of me playing the tune at that outdoor arts fest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYjOZw1ff5g

Enjoy!