Thelonious Monk
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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Rocky Mount
- Educated at
- Stuyvesant High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Grammy Hall of Fame🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Timeline
1917
Born
Birth1982
Died
Death
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