Stories of Standards—Epistrophy
Stories of Standards—Epistrophy Tune in weekday mornings to hear our favorite versions of “ Epistrophy.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 am! Stories of Standards is sponsored by Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke composed “Epistrophy” in 1941; Cootie Williams and his Orchestra first recorded the song in April 1942 under the title “Fly Right” and again in 1948, using the title “Epistrophy”, as the B side of Thelonious Monk’s single “In Walked Bud”. The word “epistrophe,” pronounced ɛˈpɪstrəfi, refers to a literar...
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