BigBandMusic.com
BigBandMusic.com
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Well you needn't
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Well you needn't (Thelonious Monk)
Thelonious Monk wrote this song in 1944 for the jazz singer Charles Beamon, a student of Monk. Monk told him he was going to name the song after him to which Beamon replied "Well you needn't".
I slightly changed the end of the bridge to give it a more smooth ending.
After the AABA-theme there is a duet for bass and trumpet, later on accompanied by the whole rhythm section. Followed by an AABA saxophone - 'ribbon' and tutti.
No real big band recording yet but here's a version with sampled sounds:
Level: intermediate/advanced. Price: € 42,=