Blue Monk is jazz standard written by American pianist Thelonious Monk, first time recorded by Monk September 22, 1954, with Art Blakey on drums and Percy Heath on bass. This 12-bar blues in B flat became one of most often tunes practiced by jazz musicians.
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Tthe most classic tips for becoming a better jazz improviser include, learning solos by ear, licks, and learning jazz standard. If you get into playing jazz it is expected that you will learn many standards, especially if you get into jamming or doing shows, it will be expected that you know all the popular tunes and can improvise around them. Learning to play jazz standards is essential part of being a jazz musician. Not always aspiring jazz guitarist have option to play live with real band's members. For this reason virtual band from jazz backing tracks is often the only options to learn chords or improvise over jazz tune.