Four in One (composition)
Four in One is a bebop composition by Thelonious Monk first recorded in 1951 (Blue Note 1589, personnel: Sahib Shihab as, Milt Jackson vib, Thelonious Monk p, Al McKibbon b, Art Blakey dr) ).[1] The melody is usually played in medium tempo (~140 bpm). The form is AABA with 8 bars each. Although the title implies otherwise, "Four in One" has no even subdivision of bars or beats; instead, quarter and sixteenth quintuples are employed, the former even subdivided into triples which makes an even subdivision of 15 notes in one bar. The unconventional rhythm lets the melody appear more hectic than usual Monk compositions.
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- Video on YouTube Thelonious Monk At The Blackhawk (Riverside RLP 12-323) Joe Gordon (trumpet) Harold Land, Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) John Ore (bass) Billy Higgins (drums) "The Blackhawk", San Francisco, CA, April 29, 1960
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