Monk married Nellie Smith the same year, and in 1949 the couple had a son, T. 1) which showcased his talents as a composer of original melodies for improvisation. Monk made his first recordings as leader for Blue Note in 1947 (later anthologised on Genius of Modern Music, Vol. Hawkins was among the first prominent jazz musicians to promote Monk, and Monk later returned the favor by inviting Hawkins to join him on the 1957 session with John Coltrane. In 1944 Monk made his first studio recordings with the Coleman Hawkins Quartet. Why, they even stole his idea of the beret and bop glasses." And even our own guys, I'm afraid, did not give Monk the credit he had coming. I've seen them in Minton's busily writing on their shirt cuffs or scribbling on the tablecloth. I'll say this for the `leeches', though: they tried. "So, the boppers worked out a music that was hard to steal. Johnson, and other early stride pianists.Īrranger Mary Lou Williams, among others, spoke of Monk's rich inventiveness in this period, and how such invention was vital for musicians since at the time it was common for fellow musicians to incorporate overheard musical ideas into their own works without giving due credit. Monk's stated influences included Duke Ellington, James P. Monk's style at this time was later described as "hard-swinging," with the addition of runs in the style of Art Tatum. Monk is believed to be the pianist featured on recordings that Jerry Newman made around 1941 at the club. The Minton's scene was crucial in the formulation of bebop and it brought Monk into close contact with other leading exponents of the emerging idiom, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Christian, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker and later, Miles Davis. Much of Monk's style was developed during his time at Minton's, when he participated in after-hours "cutting competitions" which featured many leading jazz soloists of the time. In the early to mid 1940s, Monk was the house pianist at Minton's Playhouse, a Manhattan nightclub. He toured with an evangelist in his teens, playing the church organ, and in his late teens he began to find work playing jazz. Monk attended Stuyvesant High School, but did not graduate. Although he had some formal training and eavesdropped on his sister's piano lessons, he was largely self-taught. Monk started playing the piano at the age of six. In 1922, the family moved to 243 West 63rd Street, in Manhattan, New York City. A brother, Thomas, was born in January 1920. Thelonious Monk was born Octoin Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of Thelonious and Barbara Monk, two years after his sister Marion. He is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine, the other four being Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, and Dave Brubeck.īlue Monk - Oslo, Norway 1966 Early Life One of his regular dances consisted of continuously turning counterclockwise, which has drawn comparisons to ring-shout or Sufi whirling. He was also noted for the fact that at times, while the other musicians in the band continued playing, he would stop, stand up from the keyboard and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano. Visually, he was renowned for his distinctive style in suits, hats and sunglasses. Monk at Minton's Playhouse, 09.1947 - William P.
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His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are consistent with Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations. Often regarded as a founder of BeBop, Monk's playing later evolved away from that style. Monk is the second most recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, particularly remarkable in as much as Ellington composed over 1,000 songs, while Monk wrote about 70. He made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " Epistrophy", "' Round Midnight", " Blue Monk", " Straight, No Chaser" and " Well, You Needn't" that are all standards played by professionals and learned, in arrangements of varying complexity, by music students and aspiring musicians. Video:Thelonious Monk Piano Solo - 'Round Midnight
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