The usual intro to this jazz standard was added to it by Dizzy Gillespie, who originated it at the end of the other song “I Can’t Get Started”, which preceded it in his setlist. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this jazz standard, usually said to be the most recorded standard ever. Along with “Straight, No Chaser”, this first track on Genius of Modern Music is probably the best-known Thelonious Monk composition.
ANSWER: “Round Midnight” [accept “Round About Midnight”]
[10e] Other midnight-inspired artists include this pianist, whose 1957 album After Midnight was perhaps his last traditional “jazz” album. He reached massive fame by singing pop songs like “Unforgettable” and “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”.
ANSWER: Nat King Cole [or Nathaniel Adams Coles]
[10h] Stanley Turrentine plays saxophone on tracks like “Chitlins Con Carne” on Midnight Blue, a 1963 album by this hard bop jazz guitarist.
ANSWER: Kenny Burrell [or Kenneth Earl Burrell]