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Thelonious Monk

Musician
10 Oct 1917 — 17 Feb 1982
United States United States

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Musician Thelonious Monk

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Biography

Thelonious Sphere Monk (Rocky Mount, North Carolina 10th October 1917 - Hartsdale, New York 17th February 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz -- he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of Time -- Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy," "'Round Midnight," "Blue Monk," "Straight No Chaser" and "Well, You Needn't."

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Thelonious Monk Quartet (piano)
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Discography

Studio Album

1950
Album has 7 releases
1951
Album has 5 releases
1953
Album has 4 releases
1954
Album has 6 releases
1955
Album has 8 releases
1956
Album has 14 releases
1956
Album has 7 releases
1956
Album has 9 releases
1958
Album has 4 releases
1958
Album has 3 releases
1958
Album has 9 releases
1960
Album has 12 releases
1962
Album has 7 releases
1963
Album has 3 releases
1963
Album has 3 releases
1964
Album has 8 releases
1966
Album has 7 releases
1967
Album has 7 releases
1968
Album has 5 releases
1979
Album has 1 releases
1990
Album has 5 releases
1999
Album has 1 releases