Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States (1917 – 1982)
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… read more
Top Tracks
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| 1 | Play on youtube | Ruby, My Dear |
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| 2 | Play on youtube | 'Round Midnight |
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| 3 | Play on youtube | Monk's Dream - Take 8 |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | Eronel |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | Body and Soul |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Straight, No Chaser |
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| 8 | Play on youtube | Blue Monk |
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| 9 | Play on youtube | Dinah (Take 2) |
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| 10 | Play on youtube | Just a Gigolo |
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