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Thelonious Monk
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". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists, often using flat ninths, flat fifths, unexpected chromatic notes together, low bass notes and stride, and fast whole tone runs, combining 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. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Locomotive
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Straight, No Chaser
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Caravan
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'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk
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Straight, No Chaser
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Albums

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Thelonious Himself (Remastered 2025)

2025
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Late Night Thelonious Monk

2024
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You Are My Inspiration

2023
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Mulligan Meets Monk (Remastered 2025 / Mono Mix)

2025
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Purple Shades

2024
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Kiss Me

2023
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Monk's Music (Remastered 2024)

2024
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On Riverside: Thelonious Monk

2023
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Monk On Monk

2024
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We Can't Stop Never

2023

Singles & EPs

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Leave The Door Open

Single • 2023
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Trinkle, Tinkle

Single • 2021
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Monkisms

EP • 2013
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Monk In France

EP • 1966

Videos

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Thelonious Monk Don't Blame Me (Live in Denmark)

Thelonious Monk • 1.2M views
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Thelonious Monk 'Round Midnight Live in Norway

Thelonious Monk • 113K views
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I Mean You Live From Salle Pleyel, Paris, France/1969

Thelonious Monk • 473K views

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Presenting Thelonious Monk

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Traditional Jazz

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Bewitching Jazz

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Jazz Feels the Blues

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Springtime Jazz

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Background Jazz

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Cool Jazz Moods

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Swinging Jazz

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Essential Jazz

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Easy Upbeat Jazz

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