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New JGT Lesson: Exploring The Beauty And Ugliness Of Monk’s Classic Waltz, “Ugly Beauty”

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In this video, Davy Mooney explores the beauty and ugliness of Monk’s classic waltz, focusing on the original version from “Underground,” with a nod to Kurt Rosenwinkel’s recent version on “Angels Around.”


Welcome to Advanced Improvisational Concepts by Davy Mooney professor of jazz guitar at the University of North Texas.

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Check out Davy’s album on Sunnyside, “Davy Mooney and the Hope of Home Band Live at National Sawdust”.

Davy Mooney’s “Into the Labyrinth: An Anatomy of Position Playing for Jazz Guitar”

Davy’s Mel Bay book “Personalizing Jazz Vocabulary

Jazz Studies at UNT: https://jazz.unt.edu


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