Thelonious Monk
Composer / Jazz Musician / Pianist
Date Of Birth:
10 October 1917
Date Of Death:
17 February 1982
Place Of Birth:
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Best Known As:
Influential and idiosyncratic bop jazz pianist
Name at birth: Thellous Junior Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk is considered one of the most important (and eccentric) jazz composers of the century. One of the early practitioners of bebop during the 1940s and '50s, his complex compositions featured irregular rhythms, dissonant sounds and a quirky sense of humor. He was the composer of such jazz standards as "'Round Midnight" and "Straight No Chaser."
Extra Credit
His son is noted jazz drummer T. S. Monk.
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