1917 - 1982
Thelonious Monk American Jazz Musician
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Thelonious Monk was previously married to Nellie Smith (1947).
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American Jazz Musician Thelonious Monk was born Thelonious Sphere Monk on 10th October, 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina USA and passed away on 17th Feb 1982 Edgewood, NJ aged 64. He is most remembered for Jazz pianist and composer. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Thelonious Monk is a member of the following lists: Columbia Records artists, Juilliard School alumni and 1982 deaths.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
77 years, 2 months
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Details
| First Name |
Thelonious
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| Middle Name |
Sphere
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| Last Name |
Monk
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| Full Name at Birth |
Thelonious Sphere Monk
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| Alternative Name |
Thelonious Sphere Monk, Thelonious Monk
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| Birthday |
10th October, 1917
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| Birthplace |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina USA
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| Died |
17th February, 1982
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| Place of Death |
Edgewood, NJ
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| Cause of Death |
Stroke
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| Height |
6' 3" (191 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY (dropout)
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| Occupation Text |
Pianist, composer
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| Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
Jazz pianist and composer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop
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| Music Genre |
Jazz, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1940s–1973
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| Music Style |
Bop, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Modern Big Band, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
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| Music Mood |
Whimsical, Sophisticated, Stylish, Exuberant, Quirky, Earthy, Confident, Witty, Playful, Passionate, Freewheeling, Complex, Humorous, Irreverent, Searching, Enigmatic, Wry, Earnest, Literate, Amiable/Good-Natured, Brash
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| Instrument |
Piano, Composer, Leader
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| Instrument (text) |
Piano
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| Record Label |
Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, Columbia
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| Associated Acts |
Milt Jackson, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, John Coltrane, Art Blakey
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| Official Websites |
http://www.monkzone.com, http://www.monkzone.com/, http://www.theloniousmonkmusic.com/
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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.
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