Thelonious Monk

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Thelonious_Monk

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:musician
gptkbp:active_years	gptkb:1940 gptkb:1970 1940-1970 1940s-1970s 1940-1982 1940s–1970s 1940–1970s
gptkbp:album	gptkb:Brilliant_Corners gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_with_John_Coltrane gptkb:Palo_Alto gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_the_Music_of_Duke_Ellington gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser Underground Thelonious Himself
gptkbp:artistic_influence	free jazz
gptkbp:artistic_legacy	inspiration for future generations
gptkbp:associated_act	gptkb:Al_Foster gptkb:Roy_Haynes gptkb:Charles_Mingus gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quintet gptkb:Charlie_Parker gptkb:Charlie_Rouse gptkb:Max_Roach gptkb:Miles_Davis gptkb:Eric_Dolphy gptkb:Andrew_Cyrille gptkb:Art_Taylor gptkb:Billy_Hart gptkb:Prestige_Records gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet gptkb:Art_Blakey gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie gptkb:Tony_Williams gptkb:Tyshawn_Sorey gptkb:Verve_Records gptkb:band gptkb:Blue_Note_Records gptkb:Gary_Peacock gptkb:Jazz_at_Lincoln_Center gptkb:Billy_Higgins gptkb:John_Coltrane gptkb:Elvin_Jones gptkb:Paul_Motian gptkb:Jazz_Giants gptkb:Jazz_Nonet gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Big_Band gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Orchestra gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Solo gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Trio Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey Thelonious Monk and Ben Riley Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus Thelonious Monk and Charlie Rouse Thelonious Monk and Clark Terry Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie Thelonious Monk and Eric Dolphy Thelonious Monk and Johnny Griffin Thelonious Monk and Max Roach Thelonious Monk and Paul Chambers Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk and Steve Lacy Thelonious Monk and Thelonious Monk Big Band Thelonious Monk and Thelonious Monk Orchestra Thelonious Monk and Thelonious Monk Quartet Thelonious Monk and Thelonious Monk Quintet Thelonious Monk and Thelonious Monk Sextet Thelonious Monk and Thelonious Monk Trio Thelonious Monk and Wilbur Ware
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Columbia_Records gptkb:Blue_Note_Records gptkb:Riverside_Records bebop
gptkbp:awarded_by	gptkb:award
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Masters gptkb:award gptkb:Down_Beat_Hall_of_Fame gptkb:Down_Beat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birth_date	1917-10-10 October 10, 1917
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Rockville,_North_Carolina,_USA gptkb:Borough gptkb:Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina,_USA gptkb:Rockland,_New_York,_USA gptkb:North_Carolina gptkb:Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:born	gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Ferncliff_Cemetery
gptkbp:child	gptkb:T._S._Monk gptkb:Bobby_Monk_III gptkb:Bobby_Monk_IV gptkb:Bobby_Monk_Jr. gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LII gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LIII gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LIV gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LIX gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LV gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LVI gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LVIII gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LXI gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LXX gptkb:Bobby_Monk_LXXXIX gptkb:Bobby_Monk_V gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XCI gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XCII gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XCIII gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XCIV gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XCIX gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XCVI gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XIV gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XIX gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XL gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XLIX gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XV gptkb:Bobby_Monk_XVI gptkb:Rufus_Monk gptkb:Thelonious_Sphere_Monk_Jr. Barbara Monk Bobby Monk Bobby Monk C Bobby Monk IX Bobby Monk L Bobby Monk LI Bobby Monk LVII Bobby Monk LX Bobby Monk LXII Bobby Monk LXIII Bobby Monk LXIV Bobby Monk LXIX Bobby Monk LXV Bobby Monk LXVI Bobby Monk LXVII Bobby Monk LXVIII Bobby Monk LXXI Bobby Monk LXXII Bobby Monk LXXIII Bobby Monk LXXIV Bobby Monk LXXIX Bobby Monk LXXV Bobby Monk LXXVI Bobby Monk LXXVII Bobby Monk LXXVIII Bobby Monk LXXX Bobby Monk LXXXI Bobby Monk LXXXII Bobby Monk LXXXIII Bobby Monk LXXXIV Bobby Monk LXXXV Bobby Monk LXXXVI Bobby Monk LXXXVII Bobby Monk LXXXVIII Bobby Monk VI Bobby Monk VII Bobby Monk VIII Bobby Monk X Bobby Monk XC Bobby Monk XCV Bobby Monk XCVII Bobby Monk XCVIII Bobby Monk XI Bobby Monk XII Bobby Monk XIII Bobby Monk XLI Bobby Monk XLII Bobby Monk XLIII Bobby Monk XLIV Bobby Monk XLV Bobby Monk XLVI Bobby Monk XLVII Bobby Monk XLVIII Bobby Monk XVII Bobby Monk XVIII Bobby Monk XX Bobby Monk XXI Bobby Monk XXII Bobby Monk XXIII Bobby Monk XXIV Bobby Monk XXIX Bobby Monk XXV Bobby Monk XXVI Bobby Monk XXVII Bobby Monk XXVIII Bobby Monk XXX Bobby Monk XXXI Bobby Monk XXXII Bobby Monk XXXIII Bobby Monk XXXIV Bobby Monk XXXIX Bobby Monk XXXV Bobby Monk XXXVI Bobby Monk XXXVII Bobby Monk XXXVIII
gptkbp:collaborated_with	gptkb:Clark_Terry gptkb:Charlie_Parker gptkb:Charlie_Rouse gptkb:Max_Roach gptkb:Miles_Davis gptkb:Jack_De_Johnette gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet gptkb:Art_Blakey gptkb:Cecil_Taylor gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie gptkb:Sonny_Rollins gptkb:John_Coltrane gptkb:Nina_Simone gptkb:Steve_Lacy gptkb:Ben_Webster gptkb:Elvin_Jones gptkb:Cootie_Williams gptkb:Paul_Desmond gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Orchestra gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Trio
gptkbp:collaborations	gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_with_John_Coltrane gptkb:Monk_and_Coltrane Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey
gptkbp:composed_of	gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Prestige_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1990s_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1980s_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Duke_Ellington gptkb:Little_Rootie_Tootie gptkb:Monk's_Mood gptkb:'_Round_Midnight gptkb:Blue_Monk gptkb:Epistrophy gptkb:Monk's_Blues gptkb:Ruby,_My_Dear gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Blue_Note_Recordings gptkb:Well,_You_Needn't gptkb:Reflections gptkb:Skippy gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Columbia_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Riverside_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1960s_Recordings gptkb:Pannonica gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet_with_John_Coltrane_at_Carnegie_Hall gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1970s_Recordings gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1940s_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1950s_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_2000s_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_2010s_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_2020s_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Sphere_Monk Nutty I Mean You In Walked Bud Misterioso Ask Me Now Boo Boo's Birthday Thelonious Four in One Criss-Cross Trinkle Tinkle blue monk round midnight straight, no chaser well, you needn't Thelonious Monk and His Music
gptkbp:cultural_impact	significant influence on jazz music
gptkbp:death_date	1982-02-17 February 17, 1982
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:Englewood,_New_Jersey,_USA gptkb:Englewood,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:died_in	gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Academy
gptkbp:famous_for	complex harmonies syncopated rhythms his improvisational skills composing jazz standards piano compositions piano technique rhythmic innovation use of silence in music unique improvisational style ' Blue Monk ' Straight, No Chaser ' Well, You Needn't compositions like ' Round Midnight unconventional rhythms compositions like ' Round Midnight' and ' Blue Monk'. playing dissonant harmonies ' Ask Me Now ' Epistrophy ' I Mean You ' In Walked Bud ' Misterioso ' Ruby, My Dear unique improvisational style.
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:orchestra avant-garde jazz bebop post-bop hard bop
gptkbp:has_album	gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1900_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1901_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1902_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1903_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1904_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1905_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1906_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1907_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1908_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1909_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1910_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1911_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1912_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1913_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1914_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1915_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1916_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1917_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1918_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1919_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1920_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1921_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1922_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1923_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1924_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1925_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1926_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1927_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1928_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1929_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1930_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1931_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1932_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1933_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1934_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1935_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1936_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1937_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1938_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1939_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1940_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1941_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1942_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1943_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1944_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1945_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1946_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1947_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1948_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1949_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1950_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1951_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1952_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1953_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1954_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1955_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1956_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1957_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1958_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1959_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1960_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1961_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1962_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1963_Concerts gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1964_Concerts gptkb:Monk's_Music gptkb:Brilliant_Corners gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Duke_Ellington gptkb:Thelonious_Alone_in_San_Francisco gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_with_John_Coltrane gptkb:The_Complete_Blue_Note_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Blue_Note_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Riverside_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet_with_John_Coltrane_at_Carnegie_Hall gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1900_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1901_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1902_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1903_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1904_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1905_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1906_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1907_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1908_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1909_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1910_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1911_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1912_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1913_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1914_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1915_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1916_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1917_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1918_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1919_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1920_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1921_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1922_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1923_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1924_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1925_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1926_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1927_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1928_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1929_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1930_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1931_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1932_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1933_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1934_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1935_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1936_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1937_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1938_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1939_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1940_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1941_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1942_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1943_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1944_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1945_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1946_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1947_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1948_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1949_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1950_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1951_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1952_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1953_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1954_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1955_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1956_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1957_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1958_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1959_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1960_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1961_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1962_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1963_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1964_Concert_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Columbia_Album_Collection gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser Underground Thelonious Himself Live at the Five Spot Café Criss-Cross Monk in France
gptkbp:has_genre	gptkb:orchestra bebop
gptkbp:has_label	gptkb:Jazzland_Records gptkb:Fantasy_Records gptkb:Prestige_Records gptkb:Columbia_Records gptkb:Legacy_Recordings gptkb:Verve_Records gptkb:Blue_Note_Records gptkb:Riverside_Records gptkb:Milestone_Records gptkb:Impulse!_Records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Thelonious Monk
gptkbp:image	Thelonious_ Monk_1963.jpg
gptkbp:influence	modern jazz musicians
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:orchestra gptkb:Jason_Moran gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet gptkb:Cecil_Taylor gptkb:Chick_Corea gptkb:Herbie_Hancock gptkb:Keith_Jarrett gptkb:Robert_Glasper gptkb:Bill_Evans gptkb:John_Coltrane gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Big_Band gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Orchestra gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Solo gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Trio pianists avant-garde jazz modern jazz hip hop artists rock musicians modern jazz pianists pop musicians Thelonious Monk Awards Thelonious Monk Festivals Thelonious Monk Legacy Thelonious Monk Tribute Bands Thelonious Monk's Music Thelonious Monk's music Thelonious Monk's Legacy
gptkbp:influenced_artists	gptkb:Herbie_Hancock avant-garde jazz modern jazz
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:orchestra gptkb:Art_Tatum gptkb:Charlie_Parker gptkb:Thelonious_Monk gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet gptkb:Duke gptkb:Louis_Armstrong gptkb:Benny_Goodman gptkb:Thelonious_Sphere_Monk_Sr. gptkb:Budd_Powell Thelonious Monk's father Thelonious Monk's mother
gptkbp:inspiration	gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Institute_of_Jazz
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:musician
gptkbp:is_considered	one of the greatest jazz pianists
gptkbp:is_influential_in	avant-garde musicians
gptkbp:is_known_for	unique improvisational style distinctive compositions
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:musician gptkb:Little_Rootie_Tootie gptkb:'_Round_Midnight gptkb:Blue_Monk gptkb:Epistrophy gptkb:Ruby,_My_Dear gptkb:Well,_You_Needn't gptkb:Skippy gptkb:Pannonica gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser complex harmonies syncopated rhythms I Mean You In Walked Bud bebop Misterioso piano solos eccentric stage presence piano compositions composing rhythmic innovation unique improvisational style ' Blue Monk ' Straight, No Chaser Trinkle Tinkle angular melodies compositions like ' Round Midnight signature hats compositions like ' Round Midnight' compositions such as ' Round Midnight'
gptkbp:label	gptkb:Prestige_Records gptkb:Columbia_Records gptkb:Blue_Note_Records gptkb:Riverside_Records
gptkbp:legacy	influential figure in jazz history pioneering bebop Monk's music is a cornerstone of jazz.
gptkbp:major_city	gptkb:Minton's_Playhouse
gptkbp:music_style	jazz standards percussive style
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_High_Priest_of_Bop
gptkbp:notable_album	gptkb:Brilliant_Corners gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Ellington gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_with_John_Coltrane gptkb:Genius_of_Modern_Music gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser Underground Thelonious Himself It's Monk's Time
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:1959_Newport_Jazz_Festival gptkb:1964_Tokyo_concert
gptkbp:notable_for	complex harmonies unique improvisational style unconventional song structures percussive piano playing disjunctive melodies
gptkbp:notable_performance	gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_at_the_Blackhawk gptkb:Five_Spot_Café gptkb:Monk_at_the_Blackhawk 1963 European tour
gptkbp:notable_production	gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Duke_Ellington gptkb:Little_Rootie_Tootie gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Dream gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Mood gptkb:Blue_Monk gptkb:Epistrophy gptkb:Ruby,_My_Dear gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Blue_Note_Recordings gptkb:Well,_You_Needn't gptkb:'_Round_Midnight' gptkb:Skippy gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Columbia_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_Riverside_Recordings gptkb:Thelonious_Monk:_The_Complete_1960s_Recordings gptkb:Pannonica gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet_with_John_Coltrane_at_Carnegie_Hall gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Blues gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Moods gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Song gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Theme gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Time gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Variations gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Waltz gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Zest gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Round_Midnight gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser I Mean You In Walked Bud Misterioso Ask Me Now Boo Boo's Birthday Thelonious ' Blue Monk' ' Well, You Needn't' Trinkle Tinkle ' Epistrophy' ' Straight, No Chaser' Thelonious Monk's Work Thelonious Monk's World Thelonious Monk's Year
gptkbp:notable_recordings	gptkb:Brilliant_Corners
gptkbp:notable_song	gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Way gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Duke_Ellington gptkb:Little_Rootie_Tootie gptkb:Monk's_Mood gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Dream gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Ellington gptkb:The_Way_You_Look_Tonight gptkb:'_Round_Midnight gptkb:Blue_Monk gptkb:Epistrophy gptkb:Ruby,_My_Dear gptkb:Well,_You_Needn't gptkb:Reflections gptkb:A_Merrier_Christmas gptkb:Skippy gptkb:Pannonica gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Blues gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Moods gptkb:Thelonious_Monk's_Time gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Round_Midnight gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser I Mean You In Walked Bud Misterioso Ask Me Now Boo Boo's Birthday I Should Care Thelonious Four in One Trinkle Tinkle Thelonious Monk's World
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:singer gptkb:band gptkb:composer
gptkbp:performed_by	gptkb:Miles_Davis gptkb:festival gptkb:Europe gptkb:Five_Spot_Café gptkb:Art_Blakey gptkb:Asia gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie gptkb:South_America gptkb:Village_Vanguard gptkb:music_festival 1939 concerts
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition	gptkb:award
gptkbp:record_label	gptkb:Jazzland_Records gptkb:Prestige_Records gptkb:Columbia_Records gptkb:Blue_Note_Records gptkb:Riverside_Records
gptkbp:recorded_by	gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
gptkbp:released	gptkb:Monk's_Music gptkb:Brilliant_Corners gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Duke_Ellington gptkb:Monk's_Dream_(Expanded_Edition) gptkb:The_Unique_Thelonious_Monk gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet_with_John_Coltrane_at_Carnegie_Hall gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser Underground Misterioso Thelonious Himself Live at the Five Spot Café Criss-Cross It's Monk's Time Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane Monk in France
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:signature_move	gptkb:Little_Rootie_Tootie gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Plays_Ellington gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet_with_John_Coltrane gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_and_His_Friends gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_with_John_Coltrane gptkb:'_Round_Midnight gptkb:Blue_Monk gptkb:Epistrophy gptkb:Ruby,_My_Dear gptkb:Well,_You_Needn't gptkb:Reflections gptkb:Pannonica gptkb:Monk's_Dream gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser I Mean You In Walked Bud Misterioso Ask Me Now Thelonious Thelonious Monk and the Jazz Giants Thelonious Monk and the Jazz Messengers Trinkle Tinkle Monk's signature Monk's unique piano style
gptkbp:soundtrack	piano style innovation pioneering bebop
gptkbp:spouse	Nellie Monk
gptkbp:style	avant-garde jazz bebop modern jazz post-bop hard bop unique improvisational style
gptkbp:technique	use of silence
gptkbp:website	theloniousmonk.com
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Lewis gptkb:festival gptkb:Diana_Krall gptkb:Duke gptkb:Wynton_Marsalis gptkb:Nina_Simone
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3