Biography
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.Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations.
Monk's distinct look included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He also had an idiosyncratic habit during performances: while other musicians continued playing, Monk would stop, stand up, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano.Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time (the others being Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, and Wynton Marsalis).
Filmography
all 18
Movies 17
self 15
TV Shows 1
Rewind & Play (2023)
Monk & Pannonica: An American Story (2022)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018)
Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969 (2013)
Thelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1969 (2012)
Bert Stern: Original Madman (2011)
Public Speaking (2010)
Jazz Icons: Thelonious Monk Live in '66 (2006)
Piano Blues (2003)
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
Heads (1969)
Monk in Europe (1968)
Monk (1968)
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)
Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
Masters Of American Music
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-10-10
Deathday1982-02-17 (64 years old)
Birth NameThelious Monk Jr.
Birth PlaceRocky Mount, North Carolina, United States of America
ChildrenT. S. Monk
RelativesAngelika Beener
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew Jersey · Rocky Mount, United States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Grammy Hall of Fame, Guggenheim Fellowship, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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