I inadvertantly started this thread so I may as well chime in...
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:47:29 +0100
tim hall <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Seeing as how one of my greatest influences always quotes Monk as one of his,
> I should study too. My interest in Jazz currently starts somewhere round
> Miles Davis. Clearly I never listened to Frank Zappa's lyrics properly
> (favourite Zappa is 'Hot Rats' and SUAPYG, which may explain ;-)
I actually hear certain similarities between Monk and FZ in terms of
angular melodies (that would bug most people), the use of discordant sounds
to wake you up or change a mood in a piece, and a sense of time that
isn't kept by counting to 4 over and over again.
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