Also known as: Thelonious Sphere Monk, 셀로니어스 스피어 몽크 (from the cited Wikipedia lead)
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Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". As of 2009, Monk was the second-most-recorded jazz composer in history, after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodies, often using flat ninths, flat fifths, unexpected chromatic notes, low bass notes and stride, and fast whole tone runs.
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Thelonious Monk (셀로니어스 몽크) — verified Korean artist. Agency: Blue Note.
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Genre: jazz, bebop, hard bop
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Birth Date: October 10, 1917
Death Date: February 17, 1982
Nationality: American
Profession: jazz pianist and composer
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What is Thelonious Monk?
Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. (Wikipedia lead; name cross-verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04, via KoreaAPI).
What agency (소속사) is Thelonious Monk under?
Thelonious Monk is under Blue Note (블루 노트 레코드) (verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04).
What is Thelonious Monk's genre?
Thelonious Monk — Genre: jazz, bebop, hard bop (verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04).
What is Thelonious Monk's awards?
Thelonious Monk — Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04).
What is Thelonious Monk's birth date?
Thelonious Monk — Birth Date: October 10, 1917 (verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04).
What is Thelonious Monk's death date?
Thelonious Monk — Death Date: February 17, 1982 (verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04).
What is Thelonious Monk's nationality?
Thelonious Monk — Nationality: American (verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04).
What is Thelonious Monk's profession?
Thelonious Monk — Profession: jazz pianist and composer (verified via Wikidata Q109612 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; Wikipedia Thelonious Monk 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC; MusicBrainz 8e8c7417-c905-46b1-b42a-5260b4274ed4 2026-09-04 21:09 UTC, as of 2026-09-04).
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