Music1944–1982
Thelonious Monk
Rocky Mount, North Carolina pianist and composer whose angular, rhythmically complex style made him one of the most distinctive and influential voices in bebop jazz.
Origin
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Genre
Jazz
The Cultural Record
Discography
Mulligan Meets Monk1957
Thelonious Himself1957
Monk’s Blues1969
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane1961
Thelonious Alone in San Francisco1959
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