Thelonious Monk - I Mean You (Live From Salle Pleyel, Paris, France/1969)

The Thelonious Monk concert film "Paris 1969" features the legendary pianist & composer in a triumphant performance with his Quartet at the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris on December 15, 1969. "Paris 1969" is available now from Blue Note Records on CD/DVD, CD, or vinyl: smarturl.it/monk-amazon
Music video by Thelonious Monk performing I Mean You. (C) 2013 Laser Swing Productions S.A., Switzerland Under Exclusive License to Blue Note Records

[@charlesbarry6730]

Charlie Rouse the sax man who really understood Monk.

[@richiegarcia4]

Agreed. I would say the same for Frankie Dunlop as a drummer.

[@ferrantepallas]

yes indeed!

[@mistertown9551]

A great performer !

[@markfabio7023]

It's like they share the same brain!

[@robertmanno5749]

Heard them at the Five Spot with Frankie Dunlop back in the day. I can't remember the bassist.

[@themaddmoeshowgermanshepar1627]

....Paris Wright is still drumming in Harlem in 2024......he's been like a brother to me since the 70s

[@racourdav]

That's nice to know!

[@benthesaxguy13]

Wow! I'd say that the continuous collaboration, the synergy, of Thelonious Monk and Charlie Rouse- is literally the greatest hidden gem in all of music.

[@Hidde_Blok]

You pre-empted my question! (Did Thelonious understand Charlie? )

[@rositatrimble8185]

I used to do my calculus homework to this music when I was in engineering school. Only problem was I lost my place in homework when wandering into the Monk dimension!

[@donaldchollar2033]

I recently fell in love with Monks style of playing. Listen to him every night sleeping. Such a unique style. I need to watch some documentaries on him sometime. About his life growing up.

[@stacyblue1980]

Dynamite band here! Monk is Monk and all is well. Beautiful. ♥

[@alandarr951]

True legends will live on forever. 2022 and this is still 🔥

[@MrThreeHandz]

Best fuckin music ever!!! Every time I turn on the radio these days,I just want to take my own life.

[@NicholasPetris]

LOL please do not succumb to the attacks of darkness, my brethren ! I understand the desire, though, haha...

[@marcwanner5623]

You could look at it another way-- you were incredibly lucky to have lived through the golden age of jazz.

[@drumtwo4seven]

sorry to hear it why dont you write music

[@llamaluffvidz]

Friedrich Nietzsche's killin it on bass

[@nicklahage]

That's very funny, I love it, Nietzsche on bass

[@richiegarcia4]

Haha! I was just going to comment: "Mark Twain shreddin' on bass".

[@egparis18]

@@richiegarcia4 Ha ha!

[@bubbaluv6487]

superman

[@catherinelee9082]

Nate Hygelund

[@lawrencew.franko2802]

Steve Callahan brought me here with a statement from Thelonious Monk "Just because you're not a drummer doesn't mean you don't have to keep time."

[@rowdybell766]

Incredible!!! I'm so glad to have this music to go to. Thank you, Thelonius Monk!!!

[@braxtonthomas6194]

Thank God for whosoever recorded the great Monk!!!!

[@alainparisot7932]

Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone Thelonious Monk, piano Nate “Lloyd” Hygelund, bass Austin “Paris” Wright, drums (replaced by Philly Joe Jones at the end)

[@clydeniblack3257]

I graduated from high school with Charlie Rouse jr..he's a drummer

[@alainparisot7932]

@@clydeniblack3257 Was the name of the high school that you graduated from with Charles Rouse Jr., Asbury Park High School ?

[@clydeniblack3257]

@@alainparisot7932 Yes sir! The Blue Bishops...class of '76

[@GjaP_242]

"Without music, life would be a mistake." Friedrich Nietzsche “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” Thelonious Monk 5:08

[@Who_Let_The_Dogs_Out_10-7]

I never knew that quote was from Monk! Thx!

[@GjaP_242]

We weren't with Monk when he said that. Indeed a beautiful quote. 3:13

[@Treebot1]

zappa ripped him off?

[@kodokushiHill]

all that with sweat burnin up ur eye making u wanna sneeze. man kept it professional WHILE literaply burning up

[@agustine.alvarez9832]

El monje siempre me sorprende. Pura dinamita todos.Charlie Rouse el mejor saxo tenor para Monk. La bateria y el bajo geniales.

[@willkeiter9752]

This is such a great video to this day with good quality too.

[@deckard43]

One of Monks best love it

[@ThomasMonese-rw6pc]

Charlie Rouse could make Monk dance frantically before his piano solos., absolute synergy!!

[@stan4now]

God Bless Thelonius Monk God Rest His Soul

[@benmoore701]

Great upload been a fan of Monk since 02, and being able to see this song, and many others from other dates an shows really adds to the enrichment and complexity of and from my love for this music...saying so much without using a word

[@misterioso893]

Big thelonious sphere Monk 🏆🏅🎖🎁🎫🥇🏆

[@jimjimskimmer1935]

Font make music like this anymore. MONK RULES!

[@budogden]

Could listen to this all day

[@stan4now]

I hear Monk in my head. It's a blessing.

[@jovesheerwater]

Just incredible, thanks for sharing.x

[@keithwelch9351]

That left hand was golden

[@BobSchoepenjr]

You monked my day!

[@jeffdawson2786]

Excellent band. Rouse had a thin, brittle tone and clipped phrasing, but he always came out swinging. Perfect foil for Monk.

[@simonpolonsky]

Can someone please listen to this at twice the speed so that I’m not lonely?

[@ewetn1]

I'm not listening at twice speed but still here with you! Just a little slower... But we're still listening together :)

[@iejcwejheiowcnlwekn]

Done

[@blaze12day]

Wow this is amazing

[@edlau7197]

Austin “Paris” Wright on drums Nate “Lloyd” Hygelund on bass

[@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126]

Nate "the rusher" Hygelund, pushing tempo at least 7 or 10 bpm from the starting tempo.

[@robertl.arbogast8189]

@@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126 nah, I don't hear it pushed nearly so much. Hygelund did a fine solo, too. It seems the drummer and bassman were pick up musicians in Europe? That's got to be exciting to be picked for supporting Monk and Rouse. My heart would be in my mouth, no matter how much on-stage mileage I had.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

@@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126 could have been the drummer. or monk (probably not monk) love that quote from him, in comment above " just because you're not a drummer doesn't mean you don't have to keep time"

[@thibodaux3424]

@@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126 more like 20bpm... but who gives a shit man!

[@gillesportier6415]

​@@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_outHave you heard the version with Coltrane ? who is accelerating the tempo so much ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/onrLgqWIhch2idU

[@brittabeeck4457]

love

[@RanBlakePiano]

Thank so much for this post

[@BlackRootsUNLIMITED]

These are Institutions of Music! 👌🏿

[@ELOHIMGIBOR]

Amazing!!! ❤

[@patriciasiqueira6718]

Gênios!!!

[@crazycosmiccat287]

Cool bass, cool stash!

[@elmikloosterhuis7584]

o my God...this is God....

[@harrymears1623]

True

[@sallemjazz1]

Nate Hygelund on bass and Paris Wright on drums

[@juano9554]

+Franck Amsallem ¿sax?

[@sallemjazz1]

+juan franco follow the link just like everyone else...Charlie Rouse on sax.

[@juano9554]

ahhh thanks I'm sorry

[@reneematte8426]

🎼💜🌺🙋‍🎼🎹 Merci

[@andreasdischer7491]

Greetings from Jazzet Spandau!5.21

[@alastairmoody798]

Super!

[@plantdaddy3420]

CLASS! ☮♥

[@ermersonf4676]

Já ganhou mais um inscrito só por ter o grande Monk.

[@robertmack2483]

Charlie Rouse gives me a vibe like...Coltrane & Ben Webster morphed into a tenor player. & I'm not implying that Rouse wasn't unique.

[@charlesbarry6730]

The master of dissonance.

[@larrycourtneyjr.126]

This is supercool

[@GamerGrl90]

Loves me some Jazz.

[@pbunink4089]

Bass owns it

[@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126]

bas is rushing like ..... i don't know what. but he pushed the beat up at least 8 or 9 ppm get some ears. he sucks. he's ahead of everybody else on every beat. sucks.

[@ronparel9129]

Life is good again

[@deaconblues3964]

Who are the other cats on this track? All the guys are playing what you would expect but, Monk is breaking every rule of harmony in the book, and it still sounds cool!

[@robertmanno5749]

Monk is actually sticking with all the appropriate chord changes. He embellishes them with his idiosyncratic style. That's what makes him unique.

[@kerencanelo8580]

Man this is to sweat like a boss

[@emilram]

The Jazz Buddha.

[@damianvidegaray8117]

lo bien que mete los acentos de bombo

[@user-zy7rh8qc9r]

良い、良いっすねお見事ですマスター、ロックおかわりください

[@Goatchild90]

Automatic like because it's Thelonious Monk

[@thokozani5916]

Dis de stuff dat makes me proud of being black.

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Thokozani : me too and I m not black...unfortunately...

[@George_Pueblo]

Mostly whites that listen to that

[@lasahe4440]

The bass is white

[@kismetbridgeforth9131]

LOL Mr. Borders you should try Sirius satellite radio's Real Jazz, but I definitely know what you mean. LOL

[@CoolHippy]

lol my pops is all about the water colors station but I'm with you real jazz is my favorite

[@silverangel2010]

Funny ,this drummer plays the same style and has the same movements as Frank Dunlop who toured Europe with Monk and Charlie Rouse. I saw that quartet in Amsterdam with Franky Dunlop on drums. ps Vasco Pimental, Billy Higgins looks different!

[@jazzmanchgo]

I think that's Austin "Paris" Wright. Philly Joe Jones also sat in with Monk for a few numbers during this set, if I'm not mistaken.

[@ivantoledorosales8811]

Cumbres de la humanidad

[@user-kd4cp1py3t]

ジョニ-ジョプリン

[@nilandsiebenaler3279]

0:50

[@muhallem]

Who knows who is the percussionist in the beginning? Philly Jo Jones is playing as well. Does anyone knows who is the Bass player?.

[@dr.lindaf.williams9903]

The drummer is Austin Paris Wright; . . . Definitely not Philly JOE Jones. I am not sure who the Bassist is?

[@jazzmanchgo]

I think Philly Joe did sit in with the group for a couple of numbers on this set, but the drummer here is Paris Wright.

[@MAAXOUT]

Who is that on percussion ?

[@vascopimentel6500]

Looks like Billy Higgins on drums.

[@silverangel2010]

No...it is Franky Dunlop, great drummer, unfortunatelynever got his credits!! He was a great drummer with Thelonious Monk !!

[@josephjones532]

The drummer is 17 year old Austin "Paris" Wright the son of bassist Herman Wright

[@josephjones532]

The drummer is 17 year old Austin "Paris" Wright son of bassist Herman Wright

[@josephjones532]

Since he was only 17 Monk had to get permission from his father Herman Wright to bring him on the tour.

[@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126]

sure don't sound like him. at all.

[@pbunink4089]

bass

[@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126]

bass sucks. way to ahead of the beat. sucks salty butt nuggets.

[@EgozZzT1]

YA NO ERES CALLE

[@sacbecesarpacheco9394]

EgozZzT1 ?

[@AstridDenhaene]

Pause

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

What's the type of that funny cap on Monk's head? Is it a Jewish (Hasidim) cap ?

[@nevilleattkins586]

I've just decided that Monk is 3rd way dissonance - Schoenberg, Weber , Berg are 'Romantic' dissonant angst , Messiaen is colour filled dissonance and Monk is dissonance as rhetorical / organising / theatrical principle its what Coltrane talked about when playing with Monk as like "falling down an elevator shaft in the dark". Its why Monk is so enjoyable to listen to and to play , his tunes aren't primarily about emotions, excepting Ruby my Dear and Crepuscule with Nellie, but instead they are made up of opportunities to surprise and delight viewers and players.

[@saimhanane5330]

وصليين حاجة ماشي حاجة مانسحق وصلة ماشي حاجة مانسحق ماء الراقي مانسحث الرقية يا قتلي بالحياة يا ارهاب ارداهميىمن صفير مانسحق الأمن الدولة بو صغير. صفير صغير رانيىنتمرميد وصليين حنان الصايم وصليين

[@KeiMuratagawa]

Monk's worst bassist. Why was he hired?

[@drumtwo4seven]

sloppy drums Im guessing he toured and didn't want to bring his rhythm section... OUCH

[@kevinturner5857]

Coolest cats 😎

[@benmoore701]

Great upload been a fan of Monk since 02, and being able to see this song, and many others from other dates an shows really adds to the enrichment and complexity of and from my love for this music...saying so much without using a word