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Thelonious Monk

Active

1940s - 1980s

Born

October 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, NC

Died

February 17, 1982 in Weehawken, NJ

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Bop Hard Bop Modal Music Post-Bop Jazz Instrument Mainstream Jazz Modern Big Band Piano Jazz Progressive Jazz

Also Known As

Thelonious Sphere Monk
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Thelonious Monk

Biography by Thom Jurek

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A brilliant composer and criminally underrated pianist whose sense of rhythm, space, and harmony made him one of the founders of modern jazz.
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Album Highlights

  • Brilliant Corners
    Thelonious Monk
    Brilliant Corners
  • Misterioso
    Thelonious Monk Quartet … / Thelonious Monk
    Misterioso
  • Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
    Thelonious Monk / John …
    Thelonious Monk with Jo …
  • Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
    Thelonious Monk
    Genius of Modern Music, …
  • The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
    Thelonious Monk Orchest … / Thelonious Monk
    The Thelonious Monk Orc …
  • The Columbia Years: '62-'68
    Thelonious Monk
    The Columbia Years: '62 …
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  • Charlie Parker
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  • Al Foster
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Artists Themes

  • Imagination
  • Maverick
  • Cool & Cocky
  • Hanging Out
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