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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
composer
pianist
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940s–1970s
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Art_Blakey
gptkb:Bud_Powell
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
gptkb:Charlie_Rouse
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1917-10-10
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina,_USA
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Jr.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1982-02-17
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Weehawken,_New_Jersey,_USA
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African-American
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gptkbp:genre
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bebop
jazz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thelonious Sphere Monk
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gptkbp:inductedInto
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gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Down_Beat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:piano
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gptkbp:knownFor
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being one of the founders of bebop
unique improvisational style
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:'Round_Midnight
gptkb:Blue_Monk
gptkb:Brilliant_Corners
gptkb:Criss_Cross
gptkb:Epistrophy
gptkb:In_Walked_Bud
gptkb:Misterioso
gptkb:Monk's_Dream
gptkb:Ruby,_My_Dear
gptkb:Straight,_No_Chaser
gptkb:Well,_You_Needn't
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Prestige_Records
gptkb:Riverside_Records
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Ferncliff_Cemetery,_Hartsdale,_New_York
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gptkbp:signature
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angular melodic twists
dissonant harmonies
percussive piano playing
unorthodox improvisation
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Nellie_Smith_Monk
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Institute_of_Jazz
biography 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original' by Robin D. G. Kelley
documentary 'Straight, No Chaser'
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thelonious_Monk
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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