Thelonious Monk
(1917-1982)
American jazz pianist and composer
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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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Thelonious Sphere Monk 10 October 1917 Rocky Mount, North Carolina USA
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17 February 1982 (aged 64) Edgewood, NJ
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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