Straight, No Chaser

Played starring drummer Art Blakey.

Notes:

• The starting drum beats may feel rhythm, but they are there to go in and out of the beat.
• Starring 12-bar blues.
• The melody is very recognizable, doing
• You can hear Thelonius Monk playing a lot of dissonance on the piano soli. This was a major part of his style.
• You hear Sahib Shihab on the sax.
• You hear Milt on the vibraphone.