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Thelonious Monk

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Born October 10, 1917 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Died February 17, 1982

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Biography

Thelonious Sphere Monk 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". As of 2009, Monk was the second-most-recorded jazz composer in history, after Duke Ellington.

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Awards & recognition

  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 2006
  • Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards · 2006
  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 2002
  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 2000
  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 1998
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  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1993
  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1992
  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography7 titles

Monk & Pannonica: An American Story

2022as Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)

Rewind & Play

2022as Self (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

1988as Self (archive footage)

Jazz on a Summer's Day

1959as Self

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

2018as Self (archive footage)

Dangerous Love Affairs

1959Original Music Composer