Thelonious Monk

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Thelonious Monk Biography

Thelonious Sphere Monk is considered one of the most important (and eccentric) jazz composers of the century. One of the early practitioners of bebop during the 1940s and `50s, his complex compositions featured irregular rhythms, dissonant sounds and a quirky sense of humor. He was the composer of such jazz standards as "`Round Midnight" and "Straight No Chaser

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    Name Thelonious Monk
    (Thelonious Sphere Monk)
    Date of Birth October 101917
    Birthplace Rocky Mount, NC
    Star Sign Libra
    Died February 171982 (Aged 65)
    Location of Death Edgewood, NJ
    Cause of Death Stroke
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity Black
    High School Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY (dropout)
    Occupation Jazz Musician
    Celebrity Index Th
    Claim to Fame Jazz pianist and composer

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  • We have two kids, my wife and myself.
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  • I`d go stupid collecting and counting my money.
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  • Everybody in all countries tries to play jazz.
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  • I can shoot pool, and I can play ping-pong. I`m pretty good at those games.
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  • Be-bop wasn`t developed in any deliberate way.
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  • All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.
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  • I don`t know what other people are doing - I just know about me.
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  • I guess, you know, if I didn`t make it with the piano, I guess I would`ve been the biggest bum.
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  • I never though much about race.
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