When Monk starts dancing to your solo, you must be doing well 

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Even his dancing is… unique 😂

Amazing how Charlie never turns around after Monk stops comping. He’s probably thinking “Monks probably doing his weird dancing again” and just keeps soloing.

the drummer's comping in this is nothing short of incredible

love the hesitant hands exploring the keys immediately after he stands up

Thelonious Monk epitomizes what a jazz musician is supposed to be. He had a style that was instantly identifiable, whether it’s in composition or whether it’s in his playing or whether it’s someone playing in the style of Thelonious Monk. It’s a very personal approach to jazz. And I don’t think there are too many cats (past or present) who could do what Monk did. RIP to that legend 🙏🏾

A great example of Monk's use of space. He always gave the sax a mile of room to create.

Much as I love Coltrane (He's my #1 favorite saxophonist of all time), Charlie Rouse was the only sax player that could understand Monk unorthodox style. These two were joined at the hip. His playing was just as unique as Monk's. Monk was a freaking GENIUS!!! After just one note, one knew that they were listening to Thelonious Monk.

Monk would start dancing because he'd accomplished his goal of inspiring the band to swing. He mentioned this in a few interviews. He wasn't interested in more notes or the heights of virtuosity (though he could've achieved that had he so desired), but in the transcendent rhythmic power of the greatest of all music. Monk was both a mathematical genius and autistic. Combined with his passion for Jazz, those traits allowed him to become one of the greatest, most striking, memorable and brilliant composers in the history of music. In this performance of 'The man I love', with Miles Davis, Monk stops playing his solo after several very sparse bars and I'd put money on the fact that he'd stood up and started dancing, as the bass and drums are swinging beautifully. At 5 minutes 43 seconds, Miles uses his horn to call Monk back to the piano (with a quote from Miles' tune 'Four'... as if to say "hey man are you done? I mean... we're making a recording here) and Monk's solo begins again, and with renewed focus and brilliance! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rTmRVastF5Q.html

He was the perfect sax player for Monk IMO. I read in the Monk bio by Robin DG Kelly that Monk didn’t want ppl to get caught up in what he was playing. That, in a simplified way, he was just laying down the atmosphere/texture for you but that you should know the changes and always have the melody going in your head. Charlie Rouse always kept truckin! Solid phrases, solid time, just LAID IT DOWN. So good that Monk could even take a break to enjoy! And of course, chordless trio is it’s own aesthetic which no one minded having happen every now and then. Great and exciting performance! Wish I could have been there 🐬

Actually, what’s amazing to me is that without looking at him, Charlie ends his solo just as Monk sits down. These cats were linked tight. They knew.

The drummer plays like someone hopping and skipping down a sidewalk with rocks and pebbles found in random places.... He just kept hopping and skipping along gracefully, making quick swerves and moves, to always stay on firm ground.... Love that mentality in a drummer!

Charlie Rouse has got to be the most underrated cat in the jazz business. I have a few records of his before he joined monk.His playing is good but as soon as he got down with Thelonious a new Rouse came into fruition.The structure of his lines,phrasing is beautiful.He took monks quirky phrases and put them on his horn.Altogether this is badass and when monk lays out you hear what he has learned from the master.Never tire of monk and his music.😊

amazing sax solo but the drummer is stealing the show here, creates an incredibly powerful groove that still manages to interact with Rouse's playing

Charlie Rouse and Monk ❤

He was feeling the groove in a whole different way. Danced like he plays! Loved his music and persona.

Monks dancing is one of my favorite things about jazz. So fun and spontaneous

Talk about playing simply but all the right notes. That horn player is amazing! I can see why he was Dancing.

I mean, can you blame Monk for wanting to dance? Charlie Rouse was so good at playing that tenor saxophone. You can’t help but dance when you hear him.

Let's not overlook the drummer and the bass player here. They are holding down the pocket, the drummer's timing and the bass player's rhythm and reinforcing the drummer's timing with his walking bass lines is just joyful.

I like how Monk just gets right onto the solo when it's his turn. That was amazing timing on his stretch break.

Monk and his band really seem like they had a lot of fun on stage, and I love that about them, it's contagious.

Always loved Charlie Rouse 🤩

He is dancing to the notes he is playing in his head! Instead of his fingers, he is using whole body. So awesome and just demonstrating his complete immersion in the music! Such an artist

Rouse was probably the least recognized of the great sax players outside of the musicians' inner circles. I'm 76 years old and have been listening since I bought a copy of Monk's Dream when I was in high school. I've gotten old but the music hasn't.

Monk was a trip, incredible artist 👏🏽🙏🏾

I love it when Monk gets the feeling and rises up from the piano and does the Thelonious shuffle. Brings tears of joy to my eyes seeing the spirit move him.

Rouse had such an amazing sound. And he reminds of of Paul Gonsalves with a near limitless bucket of blues ideas. Rouse fits Monk like a glove.

Monk's dancing looks the way his music sounds.

Monk is absolutely flying. Id do the same if I was as loaded as he is here.

He's dancing to his comping rhythms, this is such amazing footage!! Love how dry Rouse is, such a perfect straight man to Monks comedian!

Gotta love Monk getting up from the piano and then looking back at it like a piece of art 😂

Man oh man, does Monk exude cool or what!!!!

It is a fact if Monk really dug what was happening musically, it was his expression of joy in his dancing.

That, sir, is not "dancing." It is "The Presence." Trust. Brotha felt Charlie on this.

Monk a musical genius! The sax solo is so fluid and graceful, and his improvisational skills are incredible. This is a unique and beautiful musical tapestry that is both complex and accessible.

Charlie Rouse is one of the greatest tenor saxophone players ever!!! He is absolutely amazing at swinging and improvising melodies.👍🏾🤎

What a fabulous Be-bop solo.. Classic straight down the line Bop, but with such Charlie Rouse individuality.. No wonder T. M. got to his feet for THIS one. An inspiration! 🎶🌟🌟❤️❤️👍

gotta love it, monk being monk

Charlie Rouse is the only sax player that have played with Monk that have truly cracked the “Monk Code”!!! I can’t imagine another sax player to play with Monk at this level!!!😀👍

Thank you for sharing. I love Monk. I pretended to be a music student, 1980-81, learned to read a bit. Some of the very first tunes I taught myself to play were 'Round Midnight, Bemsha Swing, Well You Needn't and Straight No Chaser. I am no Monk, but I love his playing and I love to play the aforementioned tunes.

Don’t forget the drummer! Props all around.

You've got to love him! Monk was crazy as hell, but was the real deal full of LIFE!

So fabulous. It beats walking down the street with a 9 o'clock start to somebody else's tune.

Rouse's articulation is so good.

Thanks for sharing, discovered my love for jazz in 2016 and the well is deep! It began with Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. Actually probably started around 1969 when I was 5 years old and heard my parents rocking to Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, Charlie Brown Christmas and I probably some influence by The Pink Panther cartoon and it's theme.

Brother Monk if not the greatest One of absolutely brilliant

Yes when Brother Monk looks like he's about to fall over that's when you know he's truly feeling it! RIP Brother Thelonious.

In the pantheon of jazz, saxophone players, I think Charlie Rouse is profoundly under appreciated , of all the musicians that played with Thelonious Monk, Charlie was the best. And that monk would jump up and dance like a Sufi dancer says it all.

On dirait que Monk est habité avec cette drôle de façon de se remuer. Très bon morceau, avec ce swing très '' contenu '' autour de Charlie Rouse qui évolue tranquillement... C'est vraiment excellent. J'ai découvert Thelonius Monk en entendant au tout début des années 80, '' Crépuscule with Nelly ''. Ça été un ravissement. ❤️🎷🎶🍷

Still hit it with perfect timing,

Mr. Monk interpreted the solo with his steppings/ footworks 👏👏.

OOOh yeah! Thank you for sharing this piece of history.

Yeah....Monk is the best!!!!

I was very lucky getting my selective service Draft card in 1958 and then that very night going to Birdland with that proof that I was 18 years of age, meant that I could drink at an alcoholic serving venue. In 1960 I started helping with Jazz record LP cover illustrations for Riverside /Jazzland label ,when all of these musicians were still performing I than had a pass to Birdland and was at Coltrane's 1963 recording there, my oh my! what memories ,and also let's not forget how great Johnny Griffin was with Monk's group.

So grateful people have this footage and posted it, so the legends stay alive.😊

Oh wow, he’s dancing along like the rhythm section compliment a soloist, he’s feeling the bass and drums and reacting when they do. I love this!

Either he feeling the vibe or my guy is shadow boxing 😂🥊 God bless either way awesome vibes 🙏

Priceless. Love it. Monk's in The One. Thanks for posting! Liked & Subscribed.

Bustin’ a move!! Both of them baby!!!!!

Monk in the back, adding spices like he’s in the kitchen like he’s the Swedish chef or something effin brilliant

I would love to play behind Monk, so exciting and unpredictable and creative ❤️

damn this is great - drums and bass swangin like crazy - sax pumpin away at the groove - monk vibin - what an epic recording, the world will always need more groove like this, be it jazz, hiphop, or anything else with a deep ass swang to it - the world will always need more swang, thx to the swangers

Charlie Rouse is a underrated musician!

This is real music

Reminds me to my pops dancing, with a house full of people and playing bebop tunes in the summertime in the sixties! The quirky and sudden moves offbeat, but in his mind grooving! Too much

Wow, so great to be able to see and hear that. Rouse's solo is just amazing and I can understand Monk standing & dancing to it. What a great snippet of Jazz improv. Thank you !

This is spiritual.

Monk be doing the Fred Sanford shuffle ! Elizabeth, comin to join you......

Awesome , Bop is my Favorite form of Musical Expression and Monk Oozes it...............)

Awesome !!!💃🏻

that Ab over F7 he keeps using is a really cool dark bluesy sound, love it

Showing how great a pianist he was, knowing when NOT to play, something most keyboard players know nothing about. Duke and the Count also knew when to keep quiet.

I get a bang out of his fingers all flat and playing percussive like that.

Absolutely outstanding 🎵🎵💖🙏

Thank you for this, just subscribed…what a wonderful share! Rouse is, almost always, just pure brilliant. Yet another fantastic example of Monk “playing the spaces” - whether he is playing, or in this case, NOT playing. Remarkable and beautiful how you can still HEAR Monk…even in (literal/perceived) silence. Terrific, thanks!

Rouse playing the hot notes and swinging like hell!!!

man I know I had my charlie rouse period

Love Rouse with Monk, every bit as good as Trane with Monk imo.

Just goes to show that it's all about rhythm NOT just strings of notes 🙄 Tx

That could not have swung any harder, holy cow what a sick groove!

Monk ❤ did reguularly, even in thestreet between sets❤

Are you familiar with Charlie Rouse's playing? I've always found he is a perfect fit to Monk's music. Very expressive, uses rhythm and articulation very well and interestingly. Funny that Monk gets up around 1:18 and obviously vibes to the solo 😂. By the way, we have a special Cyber monday coupon code "CYBERMONDAYELEVEN" for 20% off today in our online store! Get better at improvisation through our Artist Studies ebooks ("Allan Holdsworth - The Method To The Madness", "Saxophone Licks Unraveled" and many more) and eartraining courses, Saxophone and Guitar Fundamentals courses... Check it out here: www.sharpelevenmusic.com/store If the coupon wouldn't work for any reason, try this link: www.sharpelevenmusic.com/?coupon=CYBERMONDAYELEVEN

Makes me happy to be subscribed to your channel, you always post great stuff, especially this video of Monk, my idol big time, also Charlie Rouse, wasn't his sax the bluesiest at the time?

Monk is famous for his dances and hats

You gotta love Monk!

cool that when he could no longer add anything on the piano , he still preformed in another way. jazz is a performance medium, and although it can be recorded , it is designed to be interactive with the environment, , played to be within a part of a moment , much like sports are different every time. except jazz reacts to the people, not an opposing team.

OMG! This is the pinnacle of jazz.

I love Charlie Rouse!!

LOve that shot at :52 with Monk in the background!

didn't Monk say something like "too many notes" in reference to Coltrane's playing? he liked Rouse's playing

Not crazy jarring bpm scales, not slow smokey dead bar, perrrfect solo.

it swings so hard that it knocks me out of my chair

Love how monk is looking at his piano like the music is too hot to touch

This is what happen when a man is exactly where he belong

As a saxomofone player (alto, Bari), Rouse's attack and accent patterns are required study for any kind of serious jazz. Imagine playing a gig and having millions analyze every facet of it so many years later. And having that playing hold up perfectly. Man, that's Charlie Rouse. What a titan!

This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen

Charlie Rouse driving to funkville. Sublime

That dance is called "the psychotic homeless man". Monk created it. To this day you see it performed by street artists across the country.

Monk was moved, but I wonder how loaded he was? Wow👀👀👀👀