Easy Blues: " BLUE MONK " - Tutorial on 3rds and 6ths. The Sound of Thelonious Monk.

[@superfuzzymomma]

Getting a copy of Kent's book was my best purchase of 2019. It's written brilliantly and is a joy to interact with.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks so much for the endorsement, not only a compliment, but it helps me to survive, when musicians don't have any gigs. Blessings!

[@kaydenrylan9558]

instaBlaster.

[@corbiusbain8558]

Love the Monk impersonation at the beginning.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Glad you liked it!

[@superfuzzymomma]

Stuck inside of Newark with the Jazz Ranch Blues Again. Welcome back and always!, thanks for the Monk.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

His girlfriend was from Newark...so he got attached out of nostalgia.

[@marilynharris4118]

I learned this is a VOCAL - lyrics by Abbey Lincoln - as sung by Carmen MacRae: Goin' alone, life is your own, But sometimes the cost is dear. Being complete, knowing defeat, Keeping on from year to year. It takes some doing. Monkery's the blues you hear, Keeping on from year to year. Life is a school, 'less you're a fool, But the learning brings you pain. Knowing at once you're just a dunce,Trial and error, loss and gain. It takes some doing - Monkery's a slow, slow train, Trial and error, loss and gain. Finding your one place in the sun doesn't come the easy way. Shallow and deep, nothin' is cheap measured by the dues you pay It takes some doing - Monkery's a blue highway, measured by the dues you pay.... and ain't THAT the truth!! 💕♩♪♪♫♭♬ BRAVO, Maestro Hewitt! 💕♩♪♪♫♭♬

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Bravo Marilyn, for sharing those lyrics! They are profound and true. (gives me chills). Who wrote the lyrics and do you sing it? Wow...that's a whole story in it's own....a lot of depth there in basically a major key blues...but still...it is the blues. (major and minor 3rd)

[@marilynharris4118]

@@KentHewittpiano88 Abbey Lincoln wrote the lyrics, and yes, of course I sing it!

[@doce7606]

peace and love. enjoyed your sounds and teaching.... may i say - it shows Monk's human depth that people who were influenced by him early are still working to understand and disseminate his wonderful primal musical concept..

[@KentHewittpiano88]

He was the first musician I heard live at the 5 Spot in NYC when I turned 18....I even got his autograph on a picture I had.

[@doce7606]

@@KentHewittpiano88 that's hip

[@georgelancaster3579]

Another Master tutorial video. Thanks Kent

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Another great comment, George...many thanks!

[@dotsilpt2916]

Pictured in my head was the great Monk performing his iconic dance as you played, Kent...love Monk and loved yr tutorial featuring his brilliant blues...many thanks and blessings!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Fantastic statement....and when I first heard Monk live in NYC when I turned 18, he did that dance. We love him, and thanks for sharing.

[@luizpaulobra]

Glad you returned Kent, your way of explaining the music is so beautiful and unique, greetings from Brazil

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I love the Brazilians....I'm sure we would be very simpatico ...would love to visit there someday. Many thanks!

[@markbra]

The beauty of simplicity

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Absolutely! ...check out early Ahmad Jamal...he was a master of both extremes.

[@markbra]

Profound too!

[@angelopeluso1565]

The great Monk so strange so complicate so wonderful and ......so easy with your help !!! Thanks a lot

[@KentHewittpiano88]

You're very welcome!

[@Chipshotz]

You're sounding good Kent. Welcome back ADEM!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

We both welcome you back, and are so glad you wrote!

[@BrotGiraffe]

Regarding the blues scale and switching to that other scale: One way of looking at it is that you're playing the blues scale of the relative minor, if a Blues is in C: C Blues Scale: C Eb F Gb G Bb Am Blues Scale: A C D Eb E G Anothe way to think of it is playing a C pentatonic scale with a flat third added in. Either way I've heard it refer to as the Major Blues Scale. Whatever you name it though, switching between these is one of the things that makes your blues sound interesting and not repetitive :)

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks for your sharing of your perceptions. You are right one. Swing loose, brother!

[@TheLazyClips]

I just think of the chromatic scale and which notes could fit harmonically instead of applying all these kinds of templates.

[@dulistanheman]

amazing playing

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks you so much!

[@bobblues1158]

Terrific Kent! Thank you!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Very welcome

[@phyllishesford7236]

Love this Monk song...must download it. So glad Mr Ego left Newark fot a visit..he certainly had a lot of 'goodies" to discuss!!!😄😄

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I'm glad you dig him....he's a lot of fun for me....and tells stories I'm too shy to tell.

[@craigiefconcert6493]

That’s a great looking filter. I like how the reflections are visible in the windows and the shades. Nice standup routine. Nice gospelish sound with the grace notes. I liked how the first chorus was very monk inspired and then went off from there with different styles.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Interesting comment....people rarely comment about my intros in detail like that. thanks!

[@OctiveKyla]

That Cool Cat gave us everything here for playing Leadsheet music in the Bluesyest, most Jazzyest way. We are all indebted to you. Your book is getting more & more appealing now that I realize the effort you’ve put in, notating things like these Blues/Jazz “3rds - 6th” interval saving me “us” hours (& imbarrassment playing wrong notes) that it really looks like a Gem “after you have shown us what we’ll need to be polishing as Jazz Piano Players.”” Thank You.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks, Tony, for your generous compliment...much appreciated!

[@OberdaReignbeau]

Wow, what a great lesson. Makes Monk more approachable! I have never understood how he made such sweet dissonance. Keep showing your book. It’s my favorite “go to” for solutions. Thank you again!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks so much for the comment and esp. for the book endorsement...it helps me to survive and keep going.

[@LaMarBias]

Thanks so much. You just made it easy for me to see his genius.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Glad I could help!

[@robertmayhew98]

Well done Kent. Thank you. Great to see you again with another excellent tute. 🤗

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks for watching

[@guitargod6997]

Great lesson, Kent! Be well!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks, you too, Jay. Good to hear from you! No gigs in Newport.

[@TheUnorthodoxGears]

The bluessss baby! Another great video Kent! :D

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@josephpeacockiguaran]

Another great video Kent, Thank you!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks for watching

[@ryanmurphy3813]

Hi Kent, I’m fourteen and the videos and your book very useful especially since I can’t take lessons because of covid and I can confidently say I’ve become a better piano play with them. Also one of the best alter ego bits

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Wonderful, Ryan. I was about your age when I started listening seriously to jazz. You will find it very rewarding if you have the motivation and aptitude to learn it. Also thanks for commenting on the ALEM bit...I'll pass that on to him. Swing loose!

[@johanwiman5983]

Thanks a lot! Very helpful!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Glad it helped!

[@PaulieStamets]

You are a treasure Kent, thanks for sharing such a good knowledge, great tutorial. And I had a really good laugh with the ego man, a lot of witty humour, thanks for that. be well!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Amazing to me, Schubert...because someone else wrote he was "dumbing down" my video. Thanks for the affirmation...means a lot!

[@PaulieStamets]

@@KentHewittpiano88 Don't mind them at all, would be my humble advise, some people are so up their own arses that can't even have a good laugh anymore, that's just sad for them hope you are well, and thank you!

[@eky]

The block chord solo was amazing

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks so much!!

[@terenciojazzpiano7794]

@@KentHewittpiano88 Great stuff- I was struck by the block chord part too ! As I heard it, with delight I realized you seemed to be referring to "Centerpiece" ( Sweets Edison), the part where Jon Hendicks' lyric says "the more I see you pretty baby/the more I feel my love increase." It fits right in. SO WELL Like you said, I think Monk nearly always played "Blue Monk" in Bb-- But it seems very accessible to F, or C, where you play it like, very much at home. I've got a lot of Monk records, and I am struck by how many ways Monk played it, and how different tempos made him play it differently. Not to be missed: "Jazz on a Summer's day ( At Newport) There is a film of Monk playing "Blue Monk" in a trio, Count Basie is really feeeling it and goes over , beaming at Monk across the piano as he plays great profound blues. I read somewhere that the enigmatic Thelonious reacted by saying, "The next time Basie plays somewhere, I'm gonna go look at HIM !" Anyway, thank you KH for this inspired tutorial and performance.

[@Photologistic]

Mr. Ego is baaaaack!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I hope you dig him!!

[@randyknisely8979]

Great lesson! I remember the 5 spot in a out 67 I think Monk was playing there but I had to listen from outside on the sidewalk...

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Wow, I've never met anyone who went there except my buddies and I. We were inside. Thanks for telling me!

[@sharonbroderick4048]

Great lesson!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Glad you liked it!

[@TheHighlander71]

Goes to show that Blues makes everything better :)

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Can't have music or jazz without the blues!

[@gloriamosure9184]

Very interesting: because I love Monk's music.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Monk captivated me when I was 17...but I never tried to play like him...who could?

[@danielcoriatt3316]

yes i enjoyed it so much, your ego man reminds me someone who will leave us soon, i hope . Doing a fantastic job !!! make us laugh Kent and improve piano ; thanksssssss

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Love your comment and ADEM does too...thanks!

[@robcostigan8757]

6:44 Nice Centerpiece quote .

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Glad you heard that!

[@robcostigan8757]

@@KentHewittpiano88 I love L, H & Ross. Also a huge Harry Edison fan.

[@Bookssful]

Gorgeous stuff!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Many thanks!

[@1nikitawhite]

Very cool..thank you. Oh...and I love Ahmad Jamal 😊

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thank you too

[@song4night]

Very informative video, Ken👍

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks 👍

[@jaked.8388]

Thanks Kent for Dhat "Monk SOund probably the most unusual piano player ever:) Jake

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Saw him in NYC when i turned 18...one of my jazz heroes, and my trio opened for him in Hartford.

[@gaugeonesteam]

I've got this track on an old Monk Vinyl album originally recorded in 1954 I think. Very cool - great tutorial too. I will surely have a go at this one! (3rd & 6ths very useful in piano tuning too. easier to hear than 4th & 5ths). Why is the ADEM so fascinated with Newark? 6 months is one long convention. hehe. I do think the old worn out and slightly out of tune pianos they used to record with added something to the sound of these old recordings. Not sure any Monk tunes would sound right on a brand new Yamaha.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

You are probably right. I heard Monk in clubs and the pianos were not superior. ADEM goes to Newark for alter ego conventions, but also because his old flame was from there, and he spent Thanksgiving with her there years ago.

[@brendaboykin7150]

Alter Ego Dominant Man!👏🏾😎

[@KentHewittpiano88]

He's back haunting us...and giving us some light humor!

[@RobertoBojorgesA]

Love it!!!!!!!!! Thanks a Lot for your good iiil for sharing LOL

[@KentHewittpiano88]

My pleasure!!

[@jayswitzer9871]

that downward lick at 6:49 is the cats pyjamas.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Glad you liked it...thanks!

[@jeriahe.mcdowell9166]

Thank you for this video. I will definitely invest in your book soon. I was wondering if you’d ever make a video on accompanying yourself or someone else playing an R&B or Pop kind of song. Would you approach anything differently from your jazz accompanying style in those genres?

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I do have videos on pop tunes, and also accompanying a vocal. Go to my playlists or write to me for the links.

[@jeriahe.mcdowell9166]

Kent Hewitt Ok. Thank you. I will check those out!

[@marvellouseyube6376]

I missed the (ADEM) 😂😂 Awesome tutorial Sir Kent...🤗

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks so much and I'm glad you dig ADEM!!

[@randyknisely8979]

I better get to bed, the altered ego man is keeping me up again...

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Ha, he didn't mean to do that!

[@captdavec590]

I'd never skip the Alter Dominant Ego Man; he's the best! Any chance he could play a tune for us?

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Don't encourage him ...but thanks for asking!

[@captdavec590]

@@KentHewittpiano88 I think that the "Alter-dominant Ego Man" is a really "cool cat"! He'd probably play some really "out hip changes". (And I'll bet he gets more "groovy chicks" than the "KH"! lol)

[@readlwrm846]

6:43

[@modyawny8155]

Plz kent can we take this book pdf whatever by E.mail or what's app or Facebook

[@KentHewittpiano88]

What do you want? My email is [e-mail]

[@Bhuyar03]

🔥🔥🔥

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks!

[@photographerlucavecoli5857]

Dear Kent, why you don't play Blue Monk in B flat?

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Good Question. (because this is a song you can learn in all 12 keys). I have numerous videos that are for advanced levels, but I have realized over the years that more people who watch my videos are beginners. So I try to blend my advanced, intermediate, and my beginner videos in a way that makes them something for everyone. Since this is an easy song to play, I make it easy for beginners to learn, by playing it in the easiest key. I hope the beginners out there reading this, appreciate that. If you are not a beginner, or even so, please play it in the original key of Bb, or in all keys!

[@sharonbroderick4048]

I would never skip the first 3.58 .

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I'm glad you like my intros, Sharon....I put a lot of effort into that...and not many comment on it...thanks! Check out verbotenco comment.

[@richardolson8651]

ADEM up staged you. Better send him back to Newark. Thanks for another great video. Dick

[@KentHewittpiano88]

His bit was better than mine, I guess. He said he's not going back to Newark for a while. Be warned!

[@arxingmaeta9053]

Will Mr.Ego give a lesson on this channel? XD

[@KentHewittpiano88]

If you encourage him he might consider it. He did do a little playing on this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGjdd56XZbWMq80

[@donatorapana]

🎵♾🎶

[@song4night]

First!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Welcome!

[@DanClapp]

Too many peyote buttons! lol

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Absolutely!

[@rillloudmother]

Methinks all turd dominant ego man needs a day job.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Ha Ha....I doubt it!