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Thelonious Monk

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Thelonious Monk


Born
in Rocky Mount, NC, The United States
October 10, 1917

Died
February 17, 1982

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born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (1917), but grew up in New York City. He started piano lessons as a kid and by age 13, he had won the weekly amateur night contest at the Apollo Theater so many times that he was no longer allowed to compete. In the '40s he started making recordings, and in the '50s he came out with two of his most popular albums, Brilliant Corners and Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane. His most famous compositions include "Round About Midnight," "Straight No Chaser," "Blue Monk," and "Misterioso."

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Thelonious Monk Fake Book –...

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Thelonious Monk Plays Stand...

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Thelonious Monk - Intermedi...

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Thelonious Monk Plays Stand...

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Thelonious Monk Collection ...

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Thelonious Monk Classics: J...

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“The piano ain't got no wrong notes.”
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“A genius is the one most like himself.”
Thelonious Monk

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”
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