Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (Rocky Mount, North Carolina 10th October 1917 - Hartsdale, New York 17th February 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz -- he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of Time -- Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy," "'Round Midnight," "Blue Monk," "Straight No Chaser" and "Well, You Needn't." Read more on Last.fm
Thelonious Monk has 14 songs that have been featured in movies like Alice, Any Given Sunday, Devil in a Blue Dress and Die Hard: With a Vengeance. What is your favorite song by Thelonious Monk?
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