Thanks for this response and "It Don't Mean a Thing” link. > the second half of the first phrase is a bunch of repeated b-flats Monk does a ton of voicings wi

Thanks for this response and "It Don't Mean a Thing” link. > the second half of the first phrase is a bunch of repeated b-flats Monk does a ton of voicings with those repeated notes. Of the ~16 repeats, he’s playing supporting chords with different roots, augmentation, diminishes for ~25-75% of them. > He doesn't even retain the "correct" number of measures for that part. His timing and “dragging” and dissonance can’t be easy on bandmates. But it makes Monk a top example of knowing it’s him 10 seconds into a record you’ve never heard before. And agreed at not looking too closely at what Monk was doing wrong or right — it interferes with enjoying it.