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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.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'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 (the others being Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, and Wynton Marsalis).
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At the Blackhawk [2015]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 6:14 |
'Round Midnight | 12:07 |
Monk's Dream [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 4:34 |
Sweet and Lovely | 7:51 |
Live in Berlin '61/Live in Essen [2012]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 8:19 |
The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection [2012]
Discotheque Ideale: 25 Original Jazz Albums [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul [Re-Take 2] [Take] | 4:30 |
Sweet and Lovely | 7:56 |
Body and Soul [Take 1] [*][Take] | 5:12 |
At Carnegie Hall [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet and Lovely | 9:34 |
Basquiat Salutes Jazz [2005]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 6:18 |
Live: Olympia 6 Mars 1965, Pt. 2 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 13:50 |
Monterey Jazz Festival, '63, Vol. 2 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet and Lovely | 18:55 |
Thelonious Monk in Oslo [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Round Midnight |
Straight No Chaser [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1988]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 2:20 |
The Complete Riverside Recordings [1986]
Paris Jazz Concert, Vol. 1 [1965]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet and Lovely | 15:48 |
Monk in Tokyo [1963]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental over You | 9:28 |
Monterey Jazz Festival '63 [1963]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental over You | 15:04 |
Sweet and Lovely | 19:01 |
Monk's Dream [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul [Solo Piano] |
Monk's Dream [Bonus Tracks] [Remastered] [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 4:30 |
Sweet and Lovely | 7:52 |
Monk's Dream [Expanded] [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul [Re-Take 2] | 4:30 |
Sweet and Lovely | 7:56 |
Body and Soul [Take 1][#][*] | 5:12 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two at the Blackhawk [1960]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 6:12 |
'Round Midnight | 12:08 |
Misterioso [1958]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight [*] | 6:17 |
Misterioso [1958]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 6:18 |
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