Bill Frisell talks about learning Thelonious Monk's "Well You Needn't" | Pablo Held Investigates

It was so cool to hear about ‪@BillFrisellsMusic‬'s process of studying Monk's music. I had been wondering about that Db chord on the bridge of "Well You Needn't" as well 😉 • from our long-form interview 👉 • Bill Frisell: Finding ...
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[@christophercharles9645]

"Imply something big with something small." Great quote.

[@PabloHeldmusic]

Absolutely!

[@StephenDorocke]

Harmonic economy

[@SenorLopez1909]

I really appreciate your listening skills and patience when interviewing people. You let them figure out what they’re going to say. Not very many people do that. I’m sure that’s one of the traits that makes you a great musician as well. Listening and waiting. Thank you.

[@PabloHeldmusic]

thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it!

[@jlmoses16]

That's exactly what I was thinking while watching this. It could be so tempting to butt in with, "You're probably thinking...," or "Oh, you mean..." Having the intuition to know when to stay out of the way is a sign of a great interviewer.

[@DavidLee-xz2tl]

He talks like a poet talking about poetry. That's why his playing is so poetic.

[@anodyne57]

Bill chooses his words as carefully as he does his notes. A lesson I have to remind myself of constantly, in all things, that "more" is usually not "better".

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Love Bill. And the Monk and Hall insights! 🤙🏻

[@JazzGuitarScrapbook]

You know the way some people seem to think Monk’s music is random? Winds me up it does. Precision and detail is such a great way of putting it.

[@TheGuyWithANose]

This is a great excerpt!!!

[@josephtravers777]

That was a great interview, Pablo 👍The story by Herbie Hancock from Miles runs along the same lines.

[@hcharton5722]

I usually get annoyed when youtube sends me a clip from a long form it knows that I have already watched - but this time I have to say, Thank You to all!!! Now how about Bemshaw Swing?

[@fretbuzz59]

Of course the RB has the bridge all wrong--with it beginning up a whole step, with an incorrect matching melody. But it's true that Monk seems to just play 5ths (or 1-5-8) on the bridge (starting on Db). BUT on the version with his septet, though he's banging away on those 5ths, the horn voicings are dom 7ths.

[@Alic4444]

He plays 9ths on the bridge, at the beginning. Db and Eb, no 7th or 3rd. On most of the recordings I've listened to, anyway.

[@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743]

How is this possible... Didn't you just transcribe it from Monk's recordings?

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Come on sir, is it really so hard to conceive the sequence of events that might cause a world class musician/innovator to fail to see a “requirement” in one moment of a jazz arrangement of one tune? He’s revealing a moment in creative process that will likely inspire many and that encourages folks to serve the songs over habit, and that leads to many additional insights. The assumption that transcription automatically reveals underlying intent is flawed.

[@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743]

@@rockstarjazzcat I see …