Thelonious Monk
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Genre: Jazz
Location US
Profile Views: 165869
Last Login: 8/30/2010
Member Since 5/16/2007
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Thelonious Sphere Monk was an iconoclast of the jazz community, a brilliant composer/pianist whose relentlessly quirky music has been putting smiles on people's faces long after his death. While he played with many groups through the 1940s, it wasn't until '47 that Monk began his solo odyssey. Outside the Bebop mainstream, Monk was busy concocting his own brew of witty, angular melodies with unorthodox and difficult chord progressions, and deeply swinging, Stride-influenced rhythm. In larger combos, Monk was a brilliant, if erratic, accompanist. His approach was wildly diverse, encompassing harmonically dense riffing, startlingly dissonant counterpoint, and complete silence. He was even known to get up and dance around the piano during his bandmates' solos. Monk was also a master at choosing sidemen; on his 1957 recording Monk's Music, he placed the passionate Post Bop explorations of John Coltrane alongside the gruff proto-Swing of Coleman Hawkins. A genius of modern music, indeed. He was a highly individual piano stylist and composer whose angular, idiosyncratic swing and infectiously catchy tunes made him one of the music's most distinctive voices. -
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Comments
- Strange Moon2 years ago
Thanks for the add and for this page! Love and peace from a strange moon, Arno.
- Adam Price2 years ago
Thanks for the add. Thelonious has been such an inspiration. A truly brilliant musician.
- PORCELAINTOY (official …2 years ago
Warm thoughts x
- Ulrike Haller2 years ago
hi the 'world's greatest pianist, would you listen to my new songs?? they are adorable... i guess :))
- OTAKIJAZZ2 years ago
thank you!
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i love you master! - FITO VEGA2 years ago
Thank You for The Add, Mercy Beacoup,Tante Grazie, Arigato ,Spasiva, Muito Obrigado, Muchas Gracias..!!
- Sidcar The Skeleton2 years ago
HOT MUSIK!!!!
- Da Formulaz2 years ago
luv da entertainment
- 小川倫生 / Michio Ogawa2 years ago
Hello.
ARIGATOU!
Thanks to the add.
Michio Ogawa - Neilsound2 years ago
Many thanks for the add to this page, great music here, Peace, Neil
Bio:
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an iconoclast of the jazz community, a brilliant composer/pianist whose relentlessly quirky music has been putting smiles on people's faces long after his death. While he played with many groups through the 1940s, it wasn't until '47 that Monk began his solo odyssey. Outside the Bebop mainstream, Monk was busy concocting his own brew of witty, angular melodies with unorthodox and difficult chord progressions, and deeply swinging, Stride-influenced rhythm. In larger combos, Monk was a brilliant, if erratic, accompanist. His approach was wildly diverse, encompassing harmonically dense riffing, startlingly dissonant counterpoint, and complete silence. He was even known to get up and dance around the piano during his bandmates' solos. Monk was also a master at choosing sidemen; on his 1957 recording Monk's Music, he placed the passionate Post Bop explorations of John Coltrane alongside the gruff proto-Swing of Coleman Hawkins. A genius of modern music, indeed. He was a highly individual piano stylist and composer whose angular, idiosyncratic swing and infectiously catchy tunes made him one of the music's most distinctive voices.Member Since:
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