Deceased
When Did Thelonious Monk Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 64GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/10/1917Born inRocky Mount, North Carolina, USADied17/02/1982Died inEnglewoodWikidataQ109612 ↗Buried atFerncliff CemeteryTMDb#1049119 ↗
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", "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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolMovie | Self - Musician (archive footage) | 102 |
| 2011 | Public SpeakingMovie | Self (archive footage) | 94 |
| 1969 | HeadsMovie | Self | 52 |