[Harp-L] Thelonious Monk's Advice

["Frank Franze" <Franze52@xxxxxxx>]

Thelonious Monk's Advice 1960
Just because you're not a drummer, doesn't mean that you don't have to keep time.
Pat your foot and sing the melody in your head when you play.
Stop playing all those bullshit notes.
Make the drummer sound good.
You've got to dig it, to dig it, you dig?
Don't play the piano part, I'm playing that.
Don't listen to me, I'm supposed to accompanying you.
Don't play everything, let some things go by.
Some music is just imagined.
What you don't play can be more important than what you do play.
A note can be as small as a pin or as big as the world, it depends on your imagination.
Stay in shape! (When the gig comes, you have to make it.)
When you're swinging, swing some more.
What should we wear tonight? Be as sharp as possible.
Always leave them wanting more.
These tunes were written so as to have something to play, and to get cats interested enough to come to rehearsal.
Whatever you think can't be done, somebody will come along and do it.
A genius is the one most like himself.
They tried to get me to hate white people, but someone would always come along and spoil it!