Thelonious Monk ✓

(1917–1982) musician United States

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Thelonious Monk (1917–1982) was a United States musician.

About 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". As of 2009, Monk was the second-most-recorded jazz composer in history, after Duke Ellington.

Notable works:

Thelonious Monk Fake Book

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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