Happy Aloha Friday!
Today we celebrate both Random Acts of Kindness day along with World Human Spirit day. World Human Spirit day encourages mindfulness through meditation and asks each of us to celebrate 5 minutes of silence today in observance. Check out the link to learn more.
On this day in 1982, the world lost one of the most prolific Jazz musicians of all time, Thelonious Monk. Monk was legen…wait for it…dary! Famous for his style in both music and wardrobe, the American pianist and composer is the second most recorded jazz artist after Duke Ellington. If you consider that Ellington composed more than 1,000 pieces of music and Monk wrote about 70, it says a lot about the enduring power of this composer’s works. Put another way, John Coltrane considered Monk his mentor!
Meditate over some choice cuts from his illustrious career.
Thelonious Monk | Straight No Chaser
Thelonious Monk | Don't Blame Me
Thelonious Monk | Blue Monk Thelonious Monk | 'round Midnight
