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Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) 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…

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Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
October 10th, 1917
Died
February 17th, 1982
Genres
Labels
Rhino
Atlantic
Captiol Records
Columbia
Dreyfus Jazz
Last updated: April 25th, 2024·MusicBrainz

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