This sounds like magic to me

Light Blue by Monk, as played by Barry Harris in one of his Master Classes.
Link to the original video:
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Transcribed by Francesco Lai.
You can find my Transcriptions here:
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[@FrancescoLai_]

You can find my Transcriptions here: www.patreon.com/FrancescoLai?

[@Scriabinfan593]

I like how he just casually plays that as if he didn't just conjure up one of the most beautiful sounds to come out of a piano.

[@marckg6950]

Heck your right, 5 seconds in I was entranced

[@Bradof77]

You should listen to some Thelonious Monk. A true original. This was his piece.

[@t33nyplaysp0p]

​@@marckg6950 5 seconds in is Monk's "Light Blue", so no he didn't conjure it lol

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

The amount of nuance and subtly that Barry plays with here is incredible. The slight variations in phrase, the masterful uses of articulation and dynamics, the ebb and flow of the lines make this performance remarkable.

[@thepianocornertpc]

Over.

[@bobbachelor5930]

Monk's "Light Blue".

[@rodnaskel2123]

Nice! This jazz style reminds a bit of Scriabin's music, partly his perlude op 37#3, and fast runs remind of his mazurkas (especially the one in C major)

[@SErik004]

I thought exactly this. And perhaps some of his slightly later stuff too (harmony wise)

[@commentingchannel9776]

I almost hear Schoenberg, especially at the beginning

[@Ivan_1791]

Same thoughts.

[@erickborling1302]

@@commentingchannel9776What!?

[@erickborling1302]

You need to ask yourself why this doesn't remind you of Thelonius Monk.

[@zankfrappe5145]

That is so beautiful, even sweeter than Monk himself. Barry was an angel. Maad goosebumps!

[@Olgaspeakskorean1234]

i dream of calm orange violet sunset listening to this, thanks.

[@AshTownsend]

What a Master Barry has become. God keep him safe.

[@tyleralden1854]

I hate to break it to you friend…

[@modokashii]

@@tyleralden1854 I miss him...💔

[@tyleralden1854]

@@modokashii me too! He was teaching Jazz right up to his last breathe. I was lucky to ‘attend’ a couple of his digital classes right before he passed away. Fortunately, KZbinrs are keeping his knowledge alive with great transcriptions like this.

[@bassodivo1]

God failed him as he's failed us all. This guy's dead. Prolly eating up by maggots now. Sorry bud

[@UnfamiliarPlace]

I love how he says "A song that went like this,..." and I kept waiting for the end of the story, but the song was the story ...at least in this edit :)

[@Mateo.R.Music.]

This whole concert has a death grip on me! I go back and listen to it at least once a week! Thank you so much!❤❤❤

[@nevilleattkins586]

where can I find the whole concert?

[@Mateo.R.Music.]

@@nevilleattkins586Artist House Barry Harris Performance

[@MindBodyMelodyy]

hes voice is just as magical

[@dskinner6263]

One of my (many) favorite Monk tunes. Nice to have the transcription. 💎

[@worldnotworld]

That passing dissonance at 1:05 just digs you in to what's going on in case you weren't already there!

[@yuyurolfer]

Can you explain more? I don't get it conceptually

[@worldnotworld]

@@yuyurolfer Hard to explain! To me it's just lusciously ambiguous, and tries to tease you into a resolution up a fourth in order to make any sense of it at all, but then it does something else which also make sense -- unexpectedly!

[@yuyurolfer]

@@worldnotworld Thank you! It does sound hard to explain :)

[@alpinoalpini3849]

What a beauty.

[@dragolov]

Beautiful! Respect!

[@chrisharrison809]

Nice job! Barry for life

[@xekind]

Barry put a lot of nice personal touches into it.

[@johnwalzer9187]

Lovely and touching.

[@scarbo2229]

Nice to show the transcription, so we can play it also, thanks.

[@chrispietronigro1450]

Gorgeous

[@fallprecauxionsmusic]

I completely agree that it is, indeed, magick. human beings are capable of such deep beauty. "so, why all the terror?" my mind wonders next.

[@moychelitchtenstein7146]

Perfection!

[@adamrafferty]

WOW! Bravo to Barry & MONK!!!!!

[@dantecerasuolo8730]

Nothing is better.

[@mtrsoftwareservices]

Beautiful!

[@dog_paste]

instantly recognizable thelonious. good stuff

[@fabarugiero]

Light blue, hermoso!!!

[@jcguy777]

Wow nice ad lib. Beauty just comes out of the piano.

[@davidr.4916]

Superb! APPLAUDS!!!

[@UkuleleAversion]

m6 bass clef beat 1: There's a C in the middle. m6 both clefs beats 3-4: It's FEbGAB (F9#11) for the first voicing and F#EG#A# (F#9) for the second voicing. m22 both clefs beat 3-4: FEbGAB (F9#11) then EG#A#C (F#9#11). m23 treble clef beat 2: this arpeggio goes GCDGACDE (going from G below middle C to an E an octave and a third above middle C). Performed rubato, you could notate it as a single block chord but put an arpeggio sign next to it.

[@FrancescoLai_]

Thank you!

[@purplefishy8164]

Damn how do you hear all that

[@adnjazz]

@@purplefishy8164 probably is learning it

[@UkuleleAversion]

@@adnjazzNah, I’ve just got good ears plus I already know the tune.

[@JN-so6wt]

Thank you for extending this information for all of us

[@therealtruetwelfth798]

He’ll never go anywhere

[@HarDiMonPetit]

Except heaven

[@paver265]

This is on of the funniest comments I red in last few months.

[@musicincolor6511]

❤ nice playing, nice sound😊

[@MQFahey]

Sublime

[@somedutchguy9184]

Very Nice!

[@bluemind2230]

this is really cool...

[@MooreMusic12]

Beautiful ❤❤

[@acyutanandadas1326]

Monk is still ahead of his time

[@TerranceNgassa]

Monk ❤

[@mojopin1122]

Monk was genius.

[@VeronikaPianist]

Magical❤️

[@michaelcaplin8969]

Does anyone else notice that this Steinway sounds fucking identical to the Steinway D on Kind of Blue? A really harsh (if pushed), mid range honky, almost upright sounding, slightly out of tune yet organic sound I've only ever heard on that specific piano on the different records it was used on. It's the perfect jazz piano sound.

[@Da_Xman]

✨👋🥴👍✨ I did notice that, but would never have been able to put it into words like you've managed to do. Isn't that the piano and micing, not the player?

[@michaelcaplin8969]

@@Da_Xman That's true, it's all in the piano and micing (90% the piano itself). It has a bit to do with the voicing, but I think mostly just the soundboard and the way the piano is built. Some pianos are just honky, and while this (even though it's a concert Steinway D with hundreds of thousands of dollars) wouldn't work for modern classical music at all, it's the perfect jazz grand. Old, smokey sound!

[@ratso-rizzo]

Grazie amico !

[@Rdiamondcole]

Dr.BarryHarris❤

[@ricardopotthoff7371]

Súper Arpeggio

[@mr.k5865]

sounds like scriabin!

[@TJATJA1982]

Holy ties and enharmonics

[@definitelynottigerwhitten5865]

Wow

[@bennybennybenny1]

💚

[@minimatranscribe8788]

omg it's bennygreen!

[@thegee001ify]

Getting some Stevie "I can help it" vibes.

[@klaushjerrild]

Thanks.

[@YukiEhms]

Heheheh, nice

[@pluh_why]

This sounds like a piano to me

[@shri777]

Is it possible to purchase just this one? I could not find anything , but subscription ...(

[@FrancescoLai_]

try now, i added the transcription to the shop.

[@teflo2]

@@FrancescoLai_ Thank you Francesco. We miss Barry soooo much!

[@PINEAPPLEJUICE-fr2sw]

Bro burned the food

[@paulflute]

delicious

[@erickborling1302]

Barry Harris?

[@memyname-zu9fn]

his hands are so big wth at around 0:45 bro casually plays from a C2 to a G3 thats like way over an octave

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

this is a good transcription but you should really use flats for A LOT of these chords

[@JefferyMillerMusic]

[@georgeholloway3981]

What's going on with your spelling of the A sharp/D dyad in the left hand? Is there any rationale for not working a B flat?

[@spyaminoss]

can you transcribe Mercedes By Roberto Fonseca please?

[@FrancescoLai_]

Thank you for the suggestion! I didn't know the piece till now, so beautiful! I'll transcribe it a soon as possibile

[@spyaminoss]

Many thanks !! I wish you good luck !!

[@ianwilliams2632]

Sounds like purloined Debussy to me

[@juwonnnnn]

🪄

[@chubichubaka187]

Sounds like random notes to me. Kisses noooooobas!!!

[@matheusmeliope]

Nada demais

[@ricardopotthoff7371]

Sounds like guitarr

[@Luvotomy24]

i was expecting tritone and whole tone things

[@nicolasdecicilia9195]

There is a Debussy work just like this,,,,,,,Clair de Lune?

[@musical_lolu4811]

Not exactly

[@erfho8y]

I call bs. Never have I seen a piano in a monestry. WAY to much luxury. I mean listen to the luxury of this sound...

[@gregoriogarcia7188]

Whos this man?

[@crow-dont-know]

Barry Harris

[@Caleb-zl4wk]

Well known and legendary jazz teacher and player, passed away last year

[@musical_lolu4811]

Lol, like Harry Potter asking about Snape in the movie.

[@shamurevolt]

Sounds like someone trying to play a real song, while their cat walks on the piano and messes half of it up.

[@Sveccha93]

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

[@SamIAm-kz4hg]

Oh that's nice. So unexpected. It made me chuckle.

[@Sveccha93]

@@SamIAm-kz4hg😂

[@JohnfuckingColtrane]

@@SamIAm-kz4hgfirst time online?

[@Dichweed]

Replace "magic" with "nonsense."

[@Invocated_Agitator]

Horrible.

[@jeangold8789]

Away demon