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THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET - ROUND MIDNIGHT
 
Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917-February 17, 1982)
was an American jazz pianist and composer.Widely considered one of
the most important musicians in jazz --
 
he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the
cover of Time^[1] -- 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." Often regarded as a founder of bebop,
Monk's playing style later evolved away from that form.
His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant
harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are impossible to
separate from Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano,
which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt,
dramatic use of silences and hesitations; a style nicknamed
"Melodious Thunk" by his wife Nellie
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