Steve Grossman (1993) [LET'S COOL ONE]

From the album ‘A Small Hotel’, Steve Grossman – tenor saxophone, Cedar Walton – piano, David Williams – bass, and Billy Higgins – drums. Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 4, 1993. The JGC History series features specifically curated playlists to help trace the lineage of some of the most influential jazz compositions of all time. Join me on Patreon for Lead Sheets, Play-Alongs, Transcriptions, Lessons and much more: https://www.patreon.com/jazzguitarcomprehensive Some notes about the composition as found on https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ Composer: Thelonious Monk Year: 1958 Origin: Debuted on the album Misterioso. Style: Swing, typically played at a comfortable medium tempo. Form: A-A-B-A (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8] Key: Eb Major Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is functional, and strikingly conventional considering many of Monk's other compositions. The A sections are very easy going and are for the most part entirely diatonic. Bars 3-4 can be treated as simply IMaj7 - IImi7 - IIImi7b5 - VI7b9, although the changes used commonly by Monk speed up the harmonic rhythm in the 3rd bar with IMaj7 - VII7b5 - bVII13 - III7sus before landing on VI7b9 in the 4th bar. The bridge begins with a II - V of IVMaj7 and finishes predictably with a momentary stay on II7 before a final II - V returns back to the tonic. Recordings: This song has been recorded over 60 times and is a widely popular Thelonious Monk composition. Monk first recorded it on his album Misterioso in 1958 and would also record it as a sideman on Clark Terry's album In Orbit the same year. Monk also recorded it with a big band on his album Monk's Blues nearly a decade later. It is one of Monk's more accessible compositions and as a result it has found its way into the repertoire of many musicians, becoming a jam session main stay. JGC Top Picks: Thelonious Monk, Misterioso, 1958 Steve Grossman with the Cedar Walton Trio, A Small Hotel, 1993 Adam Rogers, Sight, 2008 Please consider supporting this channel through a donation, https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jazzguitarc You can also support me on Patreon for much more musical content, https://www.patreon.com/jazzguitarcomprehensive Be sure to subscribe to my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsHefbnzId7of6XcFJWh8UQ As well as my second channel for Play-Alongs and Loops: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZJrGlk1zNvczjpbNbyOiA The World's Premier Site for Jazz Guitar Education and Beyond https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ DISCLAIMER: This video has been uploaded for educational purposes and is protected under fair-use. This channel will never be monetized and any ads are run solely on behalf of the rightful copyright owner. #SteveGrossman #CedarWalton #LetsCoolOne