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List of compositions by Thelonious Monk#Bemsha Swing

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-'''Bemsha Swing''' (also known as '''Bimsha Swing''')  is a jazz standard co-written by [[Thelonious Monk]] and [[Denzil Best]].
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-The tune is 16 bars in the form of AABA.  It is in 4/4 meter but is often played with a 2-feel.<ref>''The Thelonious Monk Fake Book,'' Steve Cardenas (transcriber), Don Sickler (editor).  Hal Leonard, 2002, p. 9.</ref> The melody consists of a motif around a descending C [[Spanish phrygian scale]] (the A section) and a chromatic [[Sequence_(music)|sequencing]] of the same motif a fourth higher on an F Spanish phrygian scale (the B section).  The chordal movement by contrast suggests a C Major tonality rather than C Spanish phrygian, its relative minor f (melodic or harmonic), or its relative Major, A♭ Major.  However, the song ends on a D♭maj7(#11) rather than a C chord, a displacement which is characteristic of Monk compositions.
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-The song was first recorded by Monk on the sessions for the album [[Thelonious Monk Trio]] in 1952. It was later recorded with Monk as a sideman on the [[Miles Davis]] album [[Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants]]. Monk revisited the song on his acclaimed 1957 LP [[Brilliant Corners]].
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-Rock band, [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] covered the song durng their 1989-90 [[Mother's Milk tour]] renaming their version F.U. and adding some lyrics. A live version can be found on their [[Out In L.A.]] album. Bassist, [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] is a huge fan of Thelonious Monk.
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-In 2002, [[jazz fusion]] guitarist [[Larry Coryell]] covered the song from his album "Cedars of Avalon."<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r608274|pure_url=yes}}|title=Cedars of Avalon overview |work=[[Allmusic|Allmusic.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/review_print.php?id=10713|title=Cedars of Avalon|work=[[All About Jazz]]}}</ref>
-== References ==
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