Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk, foreground, performing at Expo 67 in Montreal. The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec (Credit: Library and Archives Canada)
Background information
Birth name	Thelonious Sphere Monk
Also known as	Monk
Born	October 10, 1917(1917-10-10)
Origin	Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1982 (aged 64)
Genre(s)	Jazz, bebop, hard bop
Occupation(s)	Pianist, composer
Instrument(s)	Piano
Label(s)	Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, Columbia

Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917-February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award -winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the U North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody Hard bop is a style of Jazz that is an extension of Bebop (or "bop" music A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Prestige Records was a Record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock ( October 2, 1928 &ndash January 14, 2006) Riverside Records a United States Record label specializing in Jazz, was the raison d'etre for Bill Grauer Productions Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance

Widely considered one of the most important musicians in jazz, 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". Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of Epistrophy is a Jazz standard composed by Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke in 1942. " 'Round Midnight " is a 1944 Jazz standard by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Blue Monk is a Jazz standard written by Thelonius Monk that has become one of his most enduring tunes Well You Needn't is a Jazz standard composed by Thelonious Monk in 1944 Often regarded as a founder of bebop, Monk's playing style later evolved away from that form. Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are impossible to separate from Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations.

Biography

Early life

Little is known about Monk's early life. He was born on October 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of Thelonious and Barbara Monk, two years after a sister named Marian. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award -winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the U A younger brother, Thomas, was born a couple of years later. In 1922, the family moved to Manhattan, living at 243 West 63rd Street. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Monk started playing the piano at the age of nine; although he had some formal training and eavesdropped on his sister's piano lessons, he was essentially self-taught. Monk attended Stuyvesant High School, but did not graduate. Stuyvesant High School ( IPA: /ˈstаɪvɛsənt/ commonly referred to as Stuy ( IPA: /ˈstаɪ/ is a New York City Public high school He briefly toured with an evangelist in his teens, playing the church organ, and in his late teens he began to find work playing jazz.

Monk is believed to be the pianist featured on recordings Jerry Newman made around 1941 at Minton's Playhouse, the legendary Manhattan club where Monk was the house pianist. Minton’s Playhouse is a Jazz club and bar located on the first floor of the Hotel Cecil at 210 West 118th Street in Harlem. Monk's style at the time was described as "hard-swinging," with the addition of runs in the style of Art Tatum. Arthur Tatum Jr ( October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American Jazz Pianist and Virtuoso. Monk's stated influences include Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and other early stride pianists. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. James Price Johnson ( February 1 1894 &ndash November 17 1955) was an African-American Pianist and Composer. Stride, also known as New York ragtime, is a jazz piano style where the pianist's left hand may play a four-beat pulse with a bass note or tenth interval on the first and third Monk's unique piano style was largely perfected during his stint as the house pianist at Minton's in the early-to-mid 1940s, when he participated in the famous after-hours "cutting competitions" that featured most of the leading jazz soloists of the day. The Minton's scene was crucial in the formulation of the bebop genre and it brought Monk into close contact and collaboration with other leading exponents of bebop including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Christian, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker and later, Miles Davis. Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Charlie Christian (Charles Henry Christian ( 29 July 1916 &ndash 2 March 1942) was an American swing and Bebop Kenny Clarke (born Kenneth Spearman Clarke, nicknamed " Klook " and later known as Liaqat Ali Salaam, on January 9, 1914 Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.

First recordings (1944–1954)

In 1944 Monk made his first studio recordings with the Coleman Hawkins Quartet. Coleman Randolph Hawkins ( November 21 1904 - May 19 1969) Nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean" was a prominent Hawkins was among the first prominent jazz musicians to promote Monk, and Monk later returned the favor by inviting Hawkins to join him on the 1957 session with John Coltrane. Monk made his first recordings as leader for Blue Note in 1947 (later anthologised on Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1) which showcased his talents as a composer of original melodies for improvisation. Monk married Nellie Smith the same year, and in 1949 the couple had a son, T.S. Monk, who later became a jazz drummer. TS Monk (Born December 27, 1949 as Thelonious Sphere Monk Jr) is a Jazz Drummer, composer and band leader A daughter, Barbara (affectionately known as Boo-Boo), was born in 1953.

In August 1951, New York City police searched a parked car occupied by Monk and friend Bud Powell. Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell ( September 27[[ 924]] &ndash July 31[[ 966]] in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist, usually considered The police found narcotics in the car, presumed to have belonged to Powell. Monk refused to testify against his friend, so the police confiscated his New York City Cabaret Card. From Prohibition until 1967 a permit called the New York City Cabaret Identification Card was required of all workers including performers in New York City nightclubs Without the all-important cabaret card he was unable to play in any New York venue where liquor was served, and this severely restricted his ability to perform for several crucial years. Monk spent most of the early and mid-1950s composing, recording, and performing at theaters and out-of-town gigs.

After his cycle of intermittent recording sessions for Blue Note during 1947–1952, he was under contract to Prestige Records for the following two years. Prestige Records was a Record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock ( October 2, 1928 &ndash January 14, 2006) With Prestige he cut several under-recognized, but highly significant albums, including collaborations with saxophonist Sonny Rollins and drummer Art Blakey. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1954, Monk participated in the famed Christmas Eve sessions which produced the albums, Bags' Groove and Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants by Miles Davis. Bags' Groove is a Jazz Album recorded by Miles Davis in 1954 for Prestige Records. Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants is an album recorded by Miles Davis, for Prestige Records. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Davis found Monk's idiosyncratic accompaniment style difficult to improvise over and asked him to lay out (not accompany), which almost brought them to blows. However, in Miles Davis' autobiography Miles, Davis claims that the anger and tension between Monk and himself never took place and that the claims of blows being exchanged were "rumors" and a "misunderstanding. "

In 1954, Monk paid his first visit to Europe, performing and recording in Paris. It was here that he first met Baroness Pannonica "Nica" de Koenigswarter, a member of the Rothschild banking family of England and a patroness of several New York City jazz musicians. Baroness Pannonica "Nica" de Koenigswarter ( 10 December 1913 &ndash 30 November 1988) was a British Bebop The Rothschild banking family of England was founded in 1798 by Nathan Mayer von Rothschild (1777-1836 who first settled in Manchester but then moved She would be a close friend for the rest of Monk's life.

Riverside Records (1954–1961)

At the time of his signing to Riverside, Monk was highly regarded by his peers and by some critics, but his records did not sell in significant numbers, and his music was still regarded as too "difficult" for mass-market acceptance. Riverside Records a United States Record label specializing in Jazz, was the raison d'etre for Bill Grauer Productions Indeed, with Monk's consent, Riverside had managed to buy out his previous Prestige contract for a mere $108. 24. His breakthrough came thanks to a compromise between Monk and the label, which convinced him to record two albums of his interpretations of jazz standards.

His debut for Riverside was a 'themed' record featuring Monk's distinctive interpretations of the music of Duke Ellington. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. The resulting LP, Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington, was designed to bring Monk to a wider audience, and pave the way for a broader acceptance of his unique style. According to recording producer Orrin Keepnews, Monk appeared unfamiliar with the Ellington tunes and spent a long time reading the sheet music and picking the melodies out on the piano keys. Orrin Keepnews (born March 2, 1923 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American writer and Jazz record producer Given Monk's long history of playing, it seems unlikely that he didn't know Ellington's music, and it has been surmised that Monk's seeming ignorance of the material was a manifestation of his typically perverse humor, combined with an unstated reluctance to prove his own musical competency by playing other composers' works (even at this late date, there were still critics who carped that Monk "couldn't play").

Finally, on the 1956 LP Brilliant Corners, Monk was able to record his own music. Brilliant Corners is a 1957 album by Jazz musician Thelonious Monk. The complex title track (which featured legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins) was so difficult to play that the final version had to be edited together from three separate takes. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist The album, however, was largely regarded as the first success for Monk; according to Orrin Keepnews, "It was the first that made a real splash. Orrin Keepnews (born March 2, 1923 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American writer and Jazz record producer "

After having his cabaret card restored, Monk relaunched his New York career with a landmark six-month residency at the Five Spot Cafe in New York beginning in June 1957, leading a quartet that included John Coltrane on tenor saxophone. The Five Spot Cafe was located in New York City at the corner of Cooper Square and St Unfortunately little of this group's music was documented, apparently because of contractual problems (Coltrane was signed to Prestige). One studio session was made by Riverside but only later released on Jazzland; an amateur tape from the Five Spot (not the original residency, it seems, but a later 1958 reunion) was uncovered in the 1990s and issued on Blue Note. On November 29 that year the quartet performed at Carnegie Hall and the concert was recorded in high fidelity by the Voice of America broadcasting service. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Voice of America ( VOA) is the official external radio and Television broadcasting service of the United States federal government. The long-lost tape of that concert was rediscovered in the collection of the Library of Congress in January 2005. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress In 1958 Johnny Griffin took Coltrane's place as tenor player in Monk's band. John Arnold Griffin III ( April 24, 1928 &ndash July 25, 2008) was an American bop and Hard bop tenor Saxophonist

In 1958, Monk and de Koenigswarter were detained by police in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine When Monk refused to answer the policemen's questions or cooperate with them, they beat him with a blackjack. Though the police were authorized to search the vehicle and found narcotics in suitcases held in the trunk of the Baroness's car, Judge Christie of the Delaware Superior Court ruled that the unlawful detention of the pair, and the beating of Monk, rendered the consent to the search void as given under duress. The Delaware Superior Court is the trial court of general Jurisdiction in the state of Delaware. State v. De Koenigswarter, 177 A. 2d 344 (Del. Super. 1962). Monk was represented by Theophilus Nix, the second African-American member of the Delaware Bar Association.

Columbia Records (1962–1970)

On February 28, 1964, Monk appeared on the cover of Time magazine, and was featured in the article, "The Loneliest Monk". Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and ^[1] Monk was now signed to Columbia Records, a major label, and was promoted more widely than earlier in his career. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Monk also had a regular working group, featuring the tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. Charlie Rouse ( April 6, 1924 - November 30, 1988) was an American Hard bop Tenor saxophonist and flautist He recorded a number of well-reviewed studio albums, particularly, Monk's Dream (1962) and Underground (1968). Monk's Dream is the first album of jazz legend Thelonious Monk with Columbia Records. Underground is a 1968 Album by Thelonious Monk, notable for its diverse and rare Time signatures. By the Columbia period his compositional output was much reduced. Only his final Columbia record, Underground, featured a substantial number of new tunes, including his only waltz-time piece, "Ugly Beauty. " His period with Columbia Records contains many live albums. These included Miles and Monk at Newport (1963), Live at the It Club (1964) and Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964). Miles & Monk at Newport was a combined album of a Miles Davis appearance at Newport with an appearance of Thelonious Monk, from the LP era The rhythm section of Monk's quartet during the peak years (1964-1967) of his Columbia period was rounded out by Larry Gales (bass) and Ben Riley (drums). Ben Riley (born 17 July 1933) is an American Hard bop Drummer who has worked with Thelonious Monk, Alice Coltrane Monk had disappeared from the scene by the mid-1970s and made only a small number of appearances during the final decade of his life. His last studio recordings were completed in November 1971, near the end of a worldwide tour with "The Giants of Jazz", which also included Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey, Kai Winding and Al McKibbon. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Edward "Sonny" Stitt (b February 2, 1924, Boston Massachusetts &ndash d Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kai Chresten Winding ( May 18, 1922 &ndash May 6, 1983) was a popular Danish trombonist and Jazz composer Al McKibbon ( January 1, 1919 &ndash July 29, 2005) was an American Jazz Double bassist, known for his work in bop

Later life

Monk's manner was idiosyncratic. Visually, he was renowned for his distinctively "hip" sartorial style in suits, hats and sunglasses, and he developed an unusual, highly syncopated and percussive manner of playing piano. He was also noted for the fact that at times he would stop playing, stand up from the keyboard and dance while turning in a clockwise fashion, ring-shout style, while the other musicians in the combo played. A shout or ring shout is an ecstatic dance ritual first practiced by African slaves in the West Indies and the United States, in which worshippers move Bassist Al McKibbon, who had known Monk for over twenty years and played on his final tour in 1971, later said: "On that tour Monk said about two words. Al McKibbon ( January 1, 1919 &ndash July 29, 2005) was an American Jazz Double bassist, known for his work in bop I mean literally maybe two words. He didn't say 'Good morning', 'Goodnight', 'What time?' Nothing. Why, I don't know. He sent word back after the tour was over that the reason he couldn't communicate or play was that Art Blakey and I were so ugly. Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "^[2] A different side of Monk is revealed in Lewis Porter's biography, John Coltrane: His Life and Music; Coltrane states: "Monk is exactly the opposite of Miles [Davis]: he talks about music all the time, and he wants so much for you to understand that if, by chance, you ask him something, he'll spend hours if necessary to explain it to you. "^[3]

The documentary film Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) attributes Monk's quirky behaviour to mental illness. Thelonious Monk Straight No Chaser (1988 is a documentary about the life of Thelonious Monk. Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as In the film, Monk's son, T.S. Monk, says that his father sometimes did not recognize him, and he reports that Monk was hospitalized on several occasions due to an unspecified mental illness that worsened in the late 1960s. TS Monk (Born December 27, 1949 as Thelonious Sphere Monk Jr) is a Jazz Drummer, composer and band leader No reports or diagnoses were ever publicized, but Monk would often become excited for two or three days, pace for days after that, after which he would withdraw and stop speaking. Physicians recommended electroconvulsive therapy as a treatment option for Monk's illness, but his family would not allow it; antipsychotics and lithium were prescribed instead. Electroconvulsive therapy ( ECT) also known as electroshock, is a controversial psychiatric treatment in which Seizures are electrically induced Antipsychotics are a group of Psychoactive drugs commonly but not exclusively used to treat Psychosis, which is typified by Schizophrenia. Lithium in pharmacology refers to use of the Lithium Ion, Li+ as a drug ^[4][5] Other theories abound: Leslie Gourse, author of the book Straight, No Chaser: The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk (1997), reports that at least one of Monk's psychiatrists failed to find evidence of manic depression or schizophrenia. Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn Others blamed Monk's behavior on intentional and inadvertent drug use: Monk was unknowingly administered LSD, and may have taken peyote with Timothy Leary. Lophophora williamsii (loʊˈfɒfərə wɪlˈjæmsiaɪ lō-fof′ŏ-ră will-yăm′sē-ī better known by its common name Peyote, (from the Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist Another physician maintains that Monk was misdiagnosed and given drugs during his hospital stay that may have caused brain damage. ^[4]

As his health declined, Monk's last six years were spent as a guest in the New Jersey home of his long-standing patron, Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter, who had also nursed Charlie Parker during his final illness. Baroness Pannonica "Nica" de Koenigswarter ( 10 December 1913 &ndash 30 November 1988) was a British Bebop Monk didn't play the piano during this time, even though one was present in his room, and he spoke to few visitors. Monk died of a stroke on February 17, 1982 and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum is located on Secor Road in the hamlet of Hartsdale, town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, about Hartsdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County New York. Since his death, his music has been rediscovered by a wider audience and he is now counted alongside the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and others as a major figure in the history of jazz. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. In 1993, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award,^[6] and in 2006, Monk was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary ^[7]

Discography

Further information: Category:Songs by Thelonious Monk

• Midnight at Minton's (c. Midnight at Minton's is a 1941 album by Jazz musician Don Byas. 1941, issued 1973 under Don Byas' name. Carlos Wesley (Don Byas ( October 21, 1912 &ndash August 24, 1972) was an African American Jazz Tenor saxophonist Monk does not play on all tracks of this or the other two CDs of 1941 material)
• After Hours (c. 1941, issued 1973 under Charlie Christian's name)
• After Hours in Harlem (c. Charlie Christian (Charles Henry Christian ( 29 July 1916 &ndash 2 March 1942) was an American swing and Bebop 1941, issued 1973 under Hot Lips Page's name
• Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (1947–1948 recordings)
• Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 (1947–1952 recordings)
• Thelonious Monk Trio (1952)
• Monk (1953, reissue of 1956)
• Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (1953 recordings, 1957 reissue)
• Thelonious Monk plays the Music of Duke Ellington (1955)
• The Unique Thelonious Monk (1955)
• Brilliant Corners (1956 recording with Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry)
• Thelonious Himself (1957)
• Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (1957 recordings, 1961 issue) - Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007. Oran Thaddeus Page ( 27 January, 1908 &ndash 4 November, 1954) Jazz Trumpeter singer bandleader born in Dallas Texas Genius of Modern Music Volume 1 is an album by Jazz pianist, Thelonious Monk. Genius of Modern Music Volume 2 is an album by Jazz pianist, Thelonious Monk. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington is a 1955 album by Thelonious Monk, comprising his recordings of well-known songs by Duke Ellington. The Unique Thelonious Monk is a 1956 album from Thelonious Monk, his second for Riverside Records and is made up of old standards as was Riverside's initial plan Brilliant Corners is a 1957 album by Jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920) nicknamed Mumbles, is a Grammy Award-winning American swing and bop Trumpeter, a Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane is a 1957 Album by Thelonious Monk. The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[8]
• Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1957)
• Monk's Music (1957)
• Mulligan Meets Monk (1957, with Gerry Mulligan)
• Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall (1957, released, 2005)
• Thelonious in Action and Misterioso (1958, live at the Five Spot with Johnny Griffin)
• The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959, Charlie Rouse joined the band then)
• 5 by Monk by 5 (1959)
• Thelonious Alone in San Francisco (1959)
• Thelonious Monk And The Jazz Giants (1959)
• Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk (1960, with Charlie Rouse)
• Monk in France (1961)
• Monk's Dream (1962)
• Criss Cross (1962)
• Monk in Tokyo (1963)
• Miles & Monk at Newport (1963, with unrelated 1958 Miles Davis performance)
• Big Band and Quartet in Concert (1963)
• It's Monk's Time (1964)
• Monk (album) (1964)
• Solo Monk (1964)
• Live at the It Club (1964)
• Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964)
• Straight, No Chaser (1966)
• Underground (1967)
• Monk's Blues (1968)
• Something in Blue, Nice Work in London, Blue Sphere and The Man I Love (all 1971 recordings, collected in The London Collection 1988, three CDs)
• April in Paris (1981 2-LP set of the 18 April 1961 Paris recordings)
• Monk's Classic Recordings (1983)
• Blues Five Spot (1984, unissued recordings from 1958-61, with various saxophonists and Thad Jones, cornet)
• The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (2006 collection of the 1957 studio recordings with Coltrane) - Won a Grammy Award in 1987 for Best Historical Album^[9]

References

External links

• Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
• Thelonious Monk's birth certificate
• The Official Thelonious Sphere Monk Website
• The Thelonious Monk Website
• Roundabout Monk: The European Monk Website
• Thelonious Monk at All About Jazz
• IMDb entry for Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
• CBC.ca Article on 2006 Pulitzer Prize Winners