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Thelonious Monk

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American jazz pianist and composer (1917-1982)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1917 to 1982 · aged 64
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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".

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Thelonious Monk at Minton's Playhouse, 1947Thelonious Monk at Minton's Playhouse, 1947Thelonious Monk (Amsterdam, 1961)Thelonious Monk (Amsterdam, 1961)Thelonious Monk, 1964Thelonious Monk, 1964Monk at the Village Gate, 1968Monk at the Village Gate, 1968Thelonious Monk's grave at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New YorkThelonious Monk's grave at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York

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Awards 9

2006Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
2006Grammy Hall of Fame
2002Grammy Hall of Fame
2000Grammy Hall of Fame
1998Grammy Hall of Fame
1993Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1992Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Joni MitchellAlso won Grammy Hall of FameJohn ColtraneAlso won Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and AwardsOtis ReddingAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardNat King ColeAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardJudy CollinsAlso won Grammy Hall of FameHank WilliamsAlso won Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards

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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.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1982 · aged 64
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32 languages

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