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Roots of 'Round Midnight?

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Marc Myers
Feb 25, 2008
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Thelonious Monk's jazz anthem 'Round Midnight and the pop standard These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) seem to have something in common. To be sure, they are completely different songs musically—'Round Midnight is in a minor key and These Foolish Things is in a major key, and their chord changes are different. But when you slow These Foolish Things …

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