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". She proved to be a steadfast presence, as did his own wife Nellie, especially as his life descended into further isolation. "Art Blakey: Bu's Delights and Laments," by John B Litweiler in Downbeat magazine, March 25, 1976. assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk, Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. [23], The documentary film Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) attributes Monk's quirky behavior to mental illness. In her autobiography, Gordon spoke of the utter lack of interest in Monk's recordings, which translated to poor sales. On Brilliant Corners, recorded in late 1956, Monk mainly performed his own music. [37], "Thelonious Sphere Monk" redirects here. In 1922, the family moved to 243 West 63rd Street, in Manhattan. As well as performing at concerts, he recorded a solo piano session for French radio (later issued as an album by Disques Vogue). Thelonious Monk was born on October 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He started to learn how to play piano by watching his sister practice. [1] The album's dedicatee (1953–84) died from cancer and was the daughter of the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. And even our own guys, I'm afraid, did not give Monk the credit he had coming. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz was established in 1986 by the Monk family and Maria Fisher. ... [Monk] wasn't so political. She was a close friend for the rest of Monk's life: she "served as a surrogate wife right alongside Monk's equally devoted actual wife, Nellie"[15] and "paid Monk's bills, dragged him to an endless array of doctors, put him and his family up in her own home and, when necessary, helped Nellie institutionalize him. "In Walked Bud", based in part on the Irving Berlin standard "Blue Skies", was composed by Monk in honor of his friend and fellow pianist Bud Powell.Many biographies have cited "In Walked Bud" as Monk's gratitude for Powell's actions in his defense during a police raid of the Savoy Ballroom in 1945. Along with Rouse, they remained with Monk for over four years, his longest-serving band. Working with producer Teo Macero on his debut for Columbia,[18] the sessions in the first week of November had a lineup that had been with him for two years: tenor saxophonist Rouse (who worked with Monk from 1959 to 1970), bassist John Ore, and drummer Frankie Dunlop. [30] Unusually for a bebop-based pianist, as an accompanist and on solo performances he often employed a left-hand stride pattern. [6] Much of Monk's style (in the Harlem stride tradition) was developed during his time at Minton's, when he participated in after-hours cutting contests, which featured many leading jazz soloists of the time. It also did not list his middle name, taken from his maternal grandfather, Sphere Batts. "I went to Harlem and those record stores didn't want Monk or me. Certainly the Grammy-winning cover art -- which depicts Monk as a World War II French revolutionary toting an automatic weapon -- gave the establishment more than the brilliant swinging sounds in the grooves to consider. Thelonious Sphere Monk was born two years after his sister Marion on October 10, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and was the son of Thelonious and Barbara Monk. Oct 11, 2017 - Explore Robert Asherbraner's board "Thee Thelonious Monk" on Pinterest. Another doctor maintains that Monk was misdiagnosed and prescribed drugs during his hospital stay that may have caused brain damage.[24]. unabhängig & vielseitig seit 1987. On October 15, 1958, en route to a week-long engagement for the quartet at the Comedy Club in Baltimore, Maryland, Monk and de Koenigswarter were detained by police in Wilmington, Delaware. [29] His solos also feature space and long notes. Certainly the Grammy-winning cover art -- which depicts Monk as a World War II French revolutionary toting an automatic weapon -- gave the establishment more than the brilliant swinging sounds in the grooves to consider. In 1922, the family moved to the Phipps Houses, 243 West 63rd Street, in Manhattan, New York City; the neighborhood was known as San Juan Hill because of the many African-American veterans of the Spanish–American War who lived there (urban renewal displaced the long-time residents of the community, who saw their neighborhood replaced by the Amsterdam Housing Projects and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, though the Phipps Houses remained). In February 1948, she wrote to Ralph Ingersoll, the editor of the newspaper PM, and described Monk as "a genius living here in the heart of New York, whom nobody knows". "So, the boppers worked out a music that was hard to steal. Without this, Monk was nominally unable to play in any New York venue where liquor was served. This release has long been considered Thelonious Monk's acknowledgement to the flourishing youth-oriented subculture from whence the collection takes its name. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. From 'Underground'. With the arrival Thelonious Sphere Monk, modern music— let alone modern culture—simply hasn’t been the same. thelonious-monk-pdf 5/18 Downloaded from dev.charlierose.com on January 8, 2021 by guest dog has attacked his protagonist's young daughter. [10] A brother, Thomas, was born in January 1920. Thelonious Monk >Along with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie [1], Thelonious Monk >(1917-1982) was a vital member of the jazz revolution which took place in >the early 1940s. In 1954, Monk participated in a Christmas Eve session, which produced most of the albums Bags' Groove and Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants by Davis. When we started looking for a version to include we found eighteen without really trying. He was at th… Trio Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige, 1954), here in a Rudy Van Gelder remaster edition, is the early Monk and also amongst the most eternal of his albums. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire (including his classic works "'Round Midnight" and "Blue Monk… Thelonious Sphere Monk (Rocky Mount, North Carolina 10th October 1917 - Hartsdale, New York 17th February 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer.. 1), which showcased his talents as a composer of original melodies for improvisation. [7][8], Thelonious Sphere Monk was born two years after his sister Marion on October 10, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and was the son of Thelonious and Barbara Monk. Monk's Dream became the best-selling LP of his lifetime,[19] and on February 28, 1964, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine, being featured in the article "The Loneliest Monk". Hawkins was one of the earliest established jazz musicians to promote Monk, and the pianist later returned the favor by inviting Hawkins to join him on a 1957 session with John Coltrane. 1949) Daughter: Barbara (b. Biography of Thelonious Monk (excerpt) Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Today Thelonious Monk is widely accepted as a genuine master of American music. Doctors recommended electroconvulsive therapy as a treatment option for Monk's illness, but his family would not allow it; antipsychotics and lithium were prescribed instead. [4], Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations. 1953, d. 1984) High School: Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY (dropout) Conservatory: Juilliard School of Music American Federation of Musicians Local 802 (Mar-1939) "[21] A different side of Monk is revealed in Lewis Porter's biography, John Coltrane: His Life and Music; Coltrane states: "Monk is exactly the opposite of Miles [Davis]: he talks about music all the time, and he wants so much for you to understand that if, by chance, you ask him something, he'll spend hours if necessary to explain it to you. In September of the same year, Lorraine approached Max Gordon, the owner and founder of the Village Vanguard jazz club, and secured Monk his first gig there. Monk spent most of the early and mid-1950s composing, recording at Blue Note, and performing at theaters, outer borough clubs and out-of-town venues. No reports or diagnoses were ever publicized, but Monk would often become excited for two or three days, then pace for days after that, after which he would withdraw and stop speaking. Africa Speaks, America Answers originated several years ago as the Nathan I. Huggins Lectures sponsored by the W. E. B. I'll never forget one particular owner, I can still see him and his store on Seventh Avenue and 125th Street. 'You just wait,' I'd say. Thelonious Monk - Boo Boo's Birhtday. Monk was basically a private man. Nothing. [30] A further characteristic of his work as an accompanist was his tendency to stop playing, leaving a soloist with just bass and drums for support. Monk started playing the piano at the age of six. A daughter, Barbara (affectionately known as Boo-Boo), was born on September 5, 1953 and died of cancer in 1984. [12] Monk is believed to be the pianist featured on recordings Jerry Newman made around 1941 at the club. She was married to Thelonious Monk. Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake Volume II, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short_Life_of_Barbara_Monk&oldid=866038359, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Una Matica de Ruda" [Take 1] (Traditional) - 0:54, "Una Matica de Ruda" [Take 2] (Traditional) - 0:58, This page was last edited on 27 October 2018, at 21:33. In August 1951, New York City police searched a parked car occupied by Monk and his friend Bud Powell. When a small amount of marijuana was discovered, she took the rap for her friend and even served a few nights in jail."[15]. Its mission is to offer public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the globe, helping students develop imaginative thinking, creativity, curiosity, a positive self-image, and a respect for their own and others' cultural heritage. [14], In 1954, Monk paid his first visit to Paris. In addition to his wife, Monk leaves a son, Thelonious Jr., who is a drummer, and a daughter, “Boo-Boo.” a singer. When he was 4, his family relocated to Manhattan, in New YorkCity, where he lived for nearly 50 years. [6] According to biographer Kelley, the 1964 Time appearance came because "Barry Farrell, who wrote the cover story, wanted to write about a jazz musician and almost by default Monk was chosen, because they thought Ray Charles and Miles Davis were too controversial. All of his many blues compositions, including "Blue Monk," "Misterioso," "Blues Five Spot," and "Functional," were composed in B flat; in addition, his signature theme, "Thelonious," largely consists of an insistently repeated B-flat tone.[31]. Backstage, Mary Lou Williams introduced him to Baroness Pannonica "Nica" de Koenigswarter, a member of the Rothschild family and a patroness of several New York City jazz musicians. Nellie Monk was born on December 27, 1921 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA as Nellie Smith. He attended Stuyvesant High School, a public school for gifted students, but did not graduate.[11]. Avery’s studies of Monk began long ago: “When I was 15 years old, I used to listen to Monk’s album, Monk’s Dream, with the volume on 10 on my dad’s huge speakers. [28] He also had extended improvisations that featured parallel sixths (he also used these in the themes of some of his compositions). They found narcotics in the car, presumed to have belonged to Powell. Thelonious Sphere Monk October 10, 1917-February 17, 1982 With the arrival Thelonious Sphere Monk, modern music—let alone modern culture--simply hasn’t been the same. I was playing Bolivar Blues (of Thelonious Monk) along an Aebersold or Davis cd , seen by my daughter with the handy camera. He didn't say 'Good morning,' 'Goodnight,' 'What time?' Underground is an album by Thelonious Monk.It features Monk on piano, Larry Gales on bass, Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, and Ben Riley on drums. [12] Monk did not play the piano during this time, even though one was present in his room, and he spoke to few visitors. Short Life of Barbara Monk is an album by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake featuring saxophonist Ricky Ford recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [...] He hit the keys with fingers held flat rather than in a natural curve, and held his free fingers high above the keys. Criss-Cross -- Thelonious Monk's second album for Columbia Records -- features some of the finest work that Monk ever did in the studio with his '60s trio and quartet. He willingly recorded two albums of jazz standards as a means of increasing his profile: Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington (1955) and The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956). Thelonious Sphere Monk (/ θ ... A daughter, Barbara (affectionately known as Boo-Boo), was born on September 5, 1953 and died of cancer in 1984. I'll say this for the 'leeches,' though: they tried. In 1944 Monk made his first studio recordings with the Coleman Hawkins Quartet. His mother also taught him to play some hymns, and he would sometimes accompany her singing at church. [28] He also had good finger independence, allowing him to play a melodic line and a trill simultaneously in his right hand. She died on June 25, 2002 in New York City, New York, USA. ...[O]f course, I challenge that [in the biography]," Kelley wrote.[16]. Monk. 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