Apr262024

Thelonious Monk

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, You Needn't." Read more on Last.fm

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# Title Plays
1'Round Midnight
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2Ruby, My Dear
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3Straight, No Chaser
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4Epistrophy
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5Blue Monk
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6I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
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7Monk's Dream - Take 8
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8Brilliant Corners
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9Pannonica
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10Evidence
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