Thelonious Monk

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Birth Name: Thelonious Sphere Monk

Born: 10 October 1917 Died: 17 February 1982

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 3"

Relationship Status: Married

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Thelonious Monk - April in Paris

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Description: Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic ... (more)