Actor · Original Music Composer · Music
Born Oct 10, 1917 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Active 1959–1982 · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Grammy Hall of Fame
Thelonious Sphere Monk 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",…