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Born: October 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, NC
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's
Died: February 17, 1982 in Weehawken, NJ
Genre: Jazz

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Biography:
The most important jazz musicians are the ones who are successful in creating their own original world of music with its own rules, logic, and surprises. Thelonious Monk, who was criticized by observers who failed to listen to his music on its own terms, suffered through a decade of neglect before he was suddenly acclaimed as a genius; his music ha... Continue Bio >>

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Ugly Beauty

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Discography:
2006 Jazz Biography
2006 In Philadelphia 1960
2003 Monk in Paris: Live at the Olympia
2002 Transforms "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"
2002 Paris: 14 November 1970
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Filmography:
2005 Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 1
199z Thelonious Sphere Monk: Celebrating a Jazz Master
1997 Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
1995 A Great Day in Harlem
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Similar Artists: Barry Harris Bud Powell Mulgrew Miller Herbie Nichols John Hicks More >>

Influenced By: Duke Ellington Teddy Wilson Coleman Hawkins Willie "The Lion" Smith James P. Johnson More >> Followers: Harry Connick Jr. Barry Harris Randy Weston Steve Million Alan Skidmore More >>

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