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Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 1)A through-composed tune that is played without solos. Monk composed the tune throughout May 1957. The tune was originally titled 'Twilight with Nellie', but Pannonica de Koenigswarter suggested instead to use the French word for twilight, which is crepuscule. The tune was first recorded with Monk's septet for Monk's Music; on that album (and on many of its reissues), 'Crepuscule' was spelled 'Crepescule' (3 e's, 1 u). The tune also appears on Les Liaisons dangereuses 1960,Criss-Cross., and on the live albums from Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, France and Italy. From Wikipedia.
Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 2)A through-composed tune that is played without solos. Monk composed the tune throughout May 1957. The tune was originally titled 'Twilight with Nellie', but Pannonica de Koenigswarter suggested instead to use the French word for twilight, which is crepuscule. The tune was first recorded with Monk's septet for Monk's Music; on that album (and on many of its reissues), 'Crepuscule' was spelled 'Crepescule' (3 e's, 1 u). The tune also appears on Les Liaisons dangereuses 1960,Criss-Cross., and on the live albums from Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, France and Italy. From Wikipedia.
Embraceable You'Embraceable You' is a popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East Is West. It was published in 1930 and included in the Broadway musical Girl Crazy where Ginger Rogers performed it in a song and dance routine choreographed by Fred Astaire. From Wikipedia.
EvidenceEarl Rudolph 'Bud' Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of bebop. His virtuosity led many to call him the Charlie Parker of the piano. Powell was also a composer, and many jazz critics credit his works and his playing as having greatly extended the range of jazz harmony. From Wikipedia.
Ask Me NowThelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including 'Round Midnight, Blue Monk, Straight, No Chaser, Ruby, My Dear, In Walked Bud, and Well, You Needn't. Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. From Wikipedia.
