false 2021-06-06 18:32:01 10 2006 2006-06-21 2006-06-21 38 Hard Bop Jazz Riverside 114605 2132262 2661fc86-db2d-3a15-ad93-3571a7f3bda3 b625448e-bf4a-41c3-a421-72ad46cdb831 20052b09-e445-3bca-b8b5-110c0efd559f /media/data/media4/Music/Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane/Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane/folder.jpg John Coltrane Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk 1 06:21 2 06:40 3 05:16 4 06:38 5 03:10 6 09:42 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 was renowned for a distinct look which included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He was also noted for 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). Riverside