“Bemsha Swing” is a tune written by Thelonious Monk with Denzil Best and was first recorded on December 18, 1952 for the album Thelonious Monk Trio. The tune is also known as “Bimsha Swing”, because the word Bemsha is a re-spelling of “Bimshire”. “Bimshire" is a colloquial nickname for Barbados, whe...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Bemsha Swing was written by Thelonious Monk & Denzil Best.
Bemsha Swing was produced by Ira Gitler.