Demo · Thelonious Monk

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Thelonious Monk

PianistComposerNew York, USA

Pianist and composer, New York. House pianist at Minton's, the Five Spot with Coltrane, twelve years with Charlie Rouse.

Records

Appearances

  1. Minton's Playhouse, Harlem

    Brilliant Corners, played whole by the house quintet

    Tickets
  2. Roulette, Brooklyn

    Misterioso for eight pianos

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  3. The Stone, New York

    His ballads, played solo

  4. Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Round Midnight, arranged for big band

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Press

“Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order.”

John ColtraneColtrane on Coltrane, DownBeat, 29 September 1960

“He approaches the piano somehow from an angle, and it is the right angle.”

Bill EvansBlindfold Test, DownBeat, 1964

“You can't make anything go anywhere. It just happens.”

Thelonious MonkOn the future of jazz, DownBeat, 30 October 1958

Booking

Programming and press

Tribute concerts, residencies and exhibitions around his music. Write with the hall, the date and who is playing.