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	Thelonious Monk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monk is often regarded as a founder of bebop although his playing style evolved away from the form.
		Monk started playing the piano at the age of six; although he had some formal training and eavesdropped on his sister's piano lessons, he was essentially self-taught.
		Monk's unique piano style was largely perfected during his stint as the house pianist at Minton's in the early-to-mid 1940s, when he participated in the famous after-hours "cutting competitions" that featured most of the leading jazz soloists of the day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thelonious_Monk (2061 words)

	Thelonious Monk BIOGRAPHY bio
		As a composer, Monk was less interested in writing new melodic lines over popular chord progressions than in creating a whole new architecture for his music, one in which harmony and rhythm melded seamlessly with the melody.
		In the end, although all of Monk’s Blue Note sides are hailed today as some of his greatest recordings, at the time of their release in the late 1940s and early 1950s, they proved to be a commercial failure.
		Monk’s final recording with Columbia was a big band session with Oliver Nelson’s Orchestra in November of 1968, which turned out to be both an artistic and commercial failure.
	www.monkzone.com /silent/biographyHTML.htm (1799 words)

	Monk, Thelonius - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Monk, Thelonius (Thelonius Sphere Monk), 1917-82, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, b.
		From left to right the Americans pianist Thelonius MONK and saxophonist Charlie ROUSE performing in Thelenious MONK Quartet with the Americans Butch WARREN (b) and Ben RILEY (dms).
		The American pianist Thelonius MONK performing in Thelenious MONK Quartet with the Americans Butch WARREN (b), Charlie ROUSE (sax) and Ben RILEY (dms).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-monk-t1he.html (314 words)

	Thelonius Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This is Monk in full command of his powers and of his chosen instrument, the quartet.
		Gourse claims that this was the last time Monk touched the piano but gives neither the date nor the sideman (you will find them in De Wilde), and how she knows what she knows she does not say.
		In any case, as soprano-saxophonist and Monk champion Steve Lacy says, Monk lost his "appetite" for talk, food, the piano, and eventually for life itself.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/99/04/08/THELONIUS_MONK.html (786 words)

	PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Thelonious Monk
		In 1944 Monk made his first known visit to a recording studio, as a member of the Coleman Hawkins Quartet; in the same year his well-known tune Round about Midnight was recorded by Cootie Williams, who collaborated with him in its composition.
		By this time Monk was playing at the Spotlite Club on 52nd Street with Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra.
		Monk's professional career now took a dramatic turn for the better, and in 1957 he began appearing regularly with Coltrane, Wilbur Ware, and Shadow Wilson at the Five Spot in New York.
	www.pbs.org /jazz/biography/artist_id_monk_thelonious.htm (758 words)

	Thelonious Monk @ The Jazz Files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Once considered too eccentric and complex to be appreciated, Monk has become a standard of excellence, as both composer and soloist, for those who seek to extend the jazz tradition to today.
		Monks ideas regarding tonality, accent and dissonance were not typically boppish, however; and, except for a 1944 session with Coleman Hawkins where he made his debut, he was not recorded as quickly as the other modernists.
		As a composer; however; Monk made his presence felt and his 'Round Midnight", "Epistrophy" and "Off Minor" were all recorded by others even before Monk obtained his first session as a leader in 1947.
	www.thejazzfiles.com /JazzMonk.html (429 words)

	Thelonius Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Thelonius Monk was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 10, 1917.
		When Thelonius Monk was 17 years old he dropped out of high school to join a tour which traveled through the Midwest.
		Monk was a regular pianist for Coleman "Hawk" Hawkins, a tenor saxophone soloist, when they went into the studio in October 1944 to record four tracks, "On the Bean", "Recollections", "Flyin' Hawks", and "Drifting on a Reed".
	www.wvec.k12.in.us /kes/music/dcf98/patrickm.html (634 words)

	Thelonious Monk, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
		Thelonious Monk, who was criticized by observers who failed to listen to his music on its own terms, suffered through a decade of neglect before he was suddenly acclaimed as a genius; his music had not changed one bit in the interim.
		Monk was booked into the Five Spot for a long engagement and he used a quartet that featured tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.
		Monk was suffering from mental illness and, other than a few special appearances during the mid-'70s, he lived the rest of his life in seclusion.
	www.emusic.com /artist/10562/10562093.html (883 words)

	Does McClintic Sphere in V. Stand for Thelonious Monk?
		Monk didn't learn his middle name until the 1940s, when those documents made their way from North Carolina to New York, and: "From then on he used it as a hip accessory.
		Monk wrote songs using her name or that of her apartment building, The Bolivar, in the titles; "Pannonica", and "Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are".
		If McClintic Sphere somehow allusively stands for Monk, who connects to The Baroness, then Pynchon has him speaking for the victims, the noble remnant of the old dynasty (J.P. Morgan, The Rothschilds, etc.); and has him speaking to those who view themselves as the disinherited, the preterite, the passed-over in American society.
	www.howardm.net /tsmonk/pynchon.php (1054 words)

	AllRefer.com - Thelonius Monk (Music: Popular And Jazz, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Thelonius Monk (Thelonius Sphere Monk), 1917–82, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, b.
		Rocky Mount, N.C. Monk is considered one of the most important, and eccentric, figures in modern jazz.
		He spent most of his life in New York City, playing in nightclubs; in the 1940s, he was one of the first players of bebop.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Monk-The.html (236 words)

	Thelonius Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Monk is best remembered for "Round Midnight," "52nd Street Theme," "Straight No Chaser," and "Blue Monk," as well as the Thelonius Monk Institute, which supports talented young players.
		Suffering from mental illness, Monk retired in 1973 and remained in seclusion, except for a few special appearances in the mid-'70s, until his death in 1982.
		Following his death, multiple Thelonius Monk tributes focused on the contributions of the man who helped create a new and lasting jazz form: bebop.
	www.silentowl.com /final/monk.html (369 words)

	JOHN COLTRANE - THELONIUS MONK - THE THELONIUS MONK QUARTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE AT CARNEGIE HALL (CD) - Musicdirect
		But the discovery of more music from the Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane is made all the more extraordinary because so few knew it existed and the only official recordings by this band were made in its first weeks of existence.
		Monk's piano playing has never sound like this; his arpeggios are virtuosic and each note rings with clarity on the Carnegie Hall piano.
		In the confines of short playing times (most tunes are 4 to 6 minutes in duration), he plays with a fervid intensity trying to cram all his ideas into a brief amount of time.
	www.musicdirect.com /products/detail.asp?sku=CBN173 (330 words)

	Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall - Thelonious Monk - Song Listings
		Monk feels that confidence with his nearly Baroque entrance on the tune.
		Even on the knottiest of Monk's tunes, "Epistrophy," Trane shines and takes charge of his instrument while being utterly receptive to the continual shape-shifting Monk put into his compositions in a live setting.
		Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall - FRANCE
	www.mp3.com /albums/20064516/summary.html (740 words)

	Epistrophies: poems celebrating Thelonius Monk and his music African American Review - Find Articles
		Thelonious Sphere Monk was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in 1917, and "he made his escape," explains William Matthews in his poem "Well, You Needn't," "by turning himself into a genius" (36).
		In '57, Monk founded a quartet with John Coltrane, who would become a legendary figure himself but at that time was absorbing what Monk had to offer.
		First, he alludes to Monk's musicality, which combined a brilliant sense of time with textured, dissonant harmonics that made him one of the most demanding and exciting leaders in jazz.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2838/is_n1_v31/ai_19569652 (738 words)

	NPR : Thelonious Monk: 'Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2'
		It's "'Round Midnight" by Thelonious Monk, in Thelonious Monk's interpretation, and that puts a whole different character on the tune from what you're used to.
		Most of the bebop players were so accustomed to playing the standard American art music repertoire, the Tin Pan Alley songs, and songs that were composed on top of those structures, that they had a format laid down that they could work with quite easily.
		With Monk, you had to start to become quite intimate with the music, and open your mind up considerably.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4539751 (832 words)

	Thelonius 'Sphere' Monk - Friends of Cannabis - Smoking Celebs
		After National marijuana prohibition became law in America, Commissioner Anslinger found out that a certain group of people - all of whom were identifiable by their shared occupation - were flagrantly violating the law by continuing to smoke pot.
		From the early 1930s, the Commissioner compiled a dossier that would later be known as the 'Marijuana and Musicians' file, noting each and every marijuana case involving a member of the musical fraternity.
		Pianist, composer, and arranger Monk is considered one of the most important, and eccentric, figures in modern jazz.
	www.friendsofcannabis.com /friends/02_tmonk.htm (225 words)

	MONK QUEST
		As compared to the music played on modern radio, Monk's music was born from the hardships of the times he lived in, the devastation of drugs, and his eccentric mind.
		Be careful, if you listen too hard, Monk may reach out with his music and touch you like he has millions of others.
		By developing an appreciation for Thelonius Monk and his music, you will learn how to find the magic in other types of music and art.
	csunix1.lvc.edu /~snyder/mme803/quest.html (641 words)

	Amazon.com: Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Thelonious Monk: Music: Thelonious Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The next important segment of Monk's career is the career-changing gig at New York's Five Spot Cafe in 1957, where for five months Monk's quartet featured the relatively unknown John Coltrane.
		Monk is unpredictable in his soloing, and his style is easily identifiable.
		The booklet explains that Monk had a number of ups and downs in between and was not always a content man, battling depression at times.
	www.amazon.com /Ken-Burns-JAZZ-Collection-Thelonious/dp/B000050HVW (2419 words)

	Thelonius Monk News
		Thelonius Monk Institute honored at White House dinner
		In his more than 50 years in jazz, he has drummed behind pianists as diverse as Thelonius Monk, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans and in orchestras led by...
		The Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz faculty will perform a free concert Thursday, February 23, at Xavier University.
	www.topix.net /who/thelonius-monk (629 words)

	NPR : Unearthing Unknown Monk, Coltrane Recording
		The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at the Five Spot Café in New York City, 1957, the same year as the Carnegie Hall concert.
		All Things Considered, October 5, 2005 · One day in late January, Larry Appelbaum was thumbing through some old Voice of America audiotapes about to be digitized at the Library of Congress when he made a discovery that would stun him and many other jazz fans.
		Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4946796 (375 words)

	AP Wire \| 09/14/2006 \| Bush honors Thelonius Monk Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Fingers were snapping and a drummer kept the beat for more than a dozen performers singing and playing at a fl-tie event in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz.
		"Jazz is an American cultural treasure and one of our country's richest contributions to the world of music, and for 20 years, the Thelonius Monk Institute has nourished this art form, and carried on Mr.
		Monk's legacy by cultivating a new generation of performers," she said.
	www.miami.com /mld/miamiherald/entertainment/music/15522192.htm (303 words)

	This Week's Hot CD: Thelonius Monk's 'Monk 'Round the World'
		The second release in a projected series of live Monk compilations (the first was last year's "Monk in Paris: Live at the Olympia") collects seven performances from five concerts between 1961 and 1964.
		Although three different rhythm sections backed Monk and saxophonist Charlie Rouse on these dates, the tracks are all of one piece.
		As Monk lays a few choice chords into the bass solo of "Nutty," the singularity of his rhythmic imagination becomes visible.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /pop/184539_hotcd03.html (300 words)

	Thelonious Monk Official Website Jazz Music Mp3 Downloads
		Thelonious Monk is the architect of bebop and modern jazz, Thelonious Monk is the "High Priest of Bebop and modern jazz.".
		We have a previously unknown Thelonious Monk recording with John Coltrane that is a full track 15 minute Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane jazz-music recording free-webcast of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane performing jazz-saxophone jazz-piano jazz-music.
		TS Monk is an architect of hip-hop, and part of the foundation of hip-hop.
	www.monkzone.com (797 words)

	The Thelonious Monk Website
		Thelonious Monk is not usually considered a "bebop" piano player, but was part of that small but select group of jazz musicians who were responsible for the birth of a new kind of jazz in the early 1940's, which was at the time called bebop.
		The Discography - this will take you to lots of information about Monk's audio and video recordings, including many links to sleeve notes and reviews.
		Reviews and Awards - The Thelonious Monk website has won several awards - take a look at them here.
	www.howardm.net /tsmonk/tsmonk.php (468 words)

	Monk's Music, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		A Monk favorite of mine is Monk's Music, done by at most seven pieces; "Ruby My Dear" has only tenorman Coleman Hawkins plus a rhythm section.
		Hawkins, who employed Monk in 1944, reunites with him and it's a pleasure to hear them together.
		Monk solos great, and he, Ware and Blakely make an excellent rhythm section.
	www.emusic.com /album/10603/10603553.html (374 words)

	Thelonious
		Although Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Thelonious Monk's home became New York at the age of four.
		In 1944 Monk recorded as a member of the Coleman Hawkins Quartet.
		In addition to these recording ventures, Monk was also playing at the Spotlite Club as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra.
	www.actlab.utexas.edu /~horshak/greatday/monk.html (202 words)

	Blue Note Records
		The concert, which took place at the famed New York hall on November 29, 1957, was preserved on newly-discovered tapes made by Voice of America for a later radio broadcast that were located at the Library of Congress in Washington DC earlier this year.
		Monk and Coltrane had been working together for a solid four months by the time they set foot on stage at Carnegie Hall that night.
		So the discovery of a two-set live recording of their performance in 1957, At Carnegie Hall, is a monumental CD release in ’05 for jazz enthusiasts.
	www.bluenote.com /detail.asp?SelectionID=10459 (2143 words)

	THELONIUS MONK - AT THE BLACKHAWK (LP) - Musicdirect
		Monk had been scheduled to make a sextet album as co-leader with West Coast-based star drummer Shelly Manne, but after two days' work, all concerned admitted that the chemistry wasn't there.
		The producer, reluctant to return to New York empty-handed, added Harold Land and Joe Gordon (brought up from Los Angeles for the abandoned project) to the Monk working group for one night.
		The almost-impromptu results, following quite brief rehearsal and tune-learning, are a triumph of jazz improvisation and a tribute to the unquenchable spirit of Thelonious Monk.
	www.musicdirect.com /products/detail.asp?sku=LOJC305 (164 words)

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