Thelonious Monk

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
composer
pianist
gptkbp:activeYears 1940s–1970s
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Art_Blakey
gptkb:Bud_Powell
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Max_Roach
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
gptkb:Charlie_Rouse
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-10-10
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Thelonious_Sphere_Monk
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ferncliff_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Barbara_Monk
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-02-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Weehawken,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:genre bebop
jazz
hard bop
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thelonious Monk
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Chick_Corea
gptkb:Herbie_Hancock
gptkb:Jason_Moran
gptkb:Brad_Mehldau
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:James_P._Johnson
gptkb:Art_Tatum
Fats Waller
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:'Round_Midnight
gptkb:Bemsha_Swing
gptkb:Blue_Monk
gptkb:Brilliant_Corners
gptkb:Crepuscule_with_Nellie
gptkb:Criss_Cross
gptkb:Epistrophy
gptkb:In_Walked_Bud
gptkb:Misterioso
gptkb:Monk's_Dream
gptkb:Pannonica
gptkb:Ruby,_My_Dear
gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser
gptkb:Well,_You_Needn't
Evidence
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Prestige_Records
gptkb:Riverside_Records
gptkbp:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee 1986
gptkbp:signature sunglasses
beret
unusual dancing at piano
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nellie_Smith
gptkbp:style angular melodic twists
dissonant harmonies
percussive piano playing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Jazz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4