[1] The album's dedicatee (1953–84) died from cancer and was the daughter of the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. Children: son Thelonious Monk Jr. and daughter Barbara Monk. They head a jazz-rock group called T.S. [6], Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine (the others being Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Wynton Marsalis). The guitar is a 1946 gibson ES 300. In her autobiography, Gordon spoke of the utter lack of interest in Monk's recordings, which translated to poor sales. Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. He didn't say 'Good morning,' 'Goodnight,' 'What time?' 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. See more ideas about thelonious monk, monk, jazz musicians. By the time of his signing to Riverside, Monk was highly regarded by his peers and by some critics, but his records remained poor sellers and his music was still regarded as too "difficult" for more mainstream acceptance. On Brilliant Corners, recorded in late 1956, Monk mainly performed his own music. Thelonious Monk was born October 10, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, but moved at age four, with his family, to New York City. ... who is a jazz drummer. 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. One studio session by the quartet was made for Riverside, three tunes which were not released until 1961 by the subsidiary label Jazzland along with outtakes from a larger group recording with Coltrane and Hawkins, those results appearing in 1957 as the album Monk's Music. A restaurant in Cambridge, MA named Thelonious Monkfish was opened, serving fresh fish and Asian fusion cuisine, and featuring live jazz performances. Down Beat 01-2016 Digital Edition ‘Round Midnight. 2002-06-28 04:00:00 PDT New York-- Nellie Monk, who as the wife of the jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was the prime supporter and muse of a … At 17, Monk toured with an evangelist, playing the church organ, and in his late teens he began to find work playing jazz. An amateur fan recording from the Five Spot (a later September 1958 reunion with Coltrane sitting in for Johnny Griffin) was issued on Blue Note in 1993; and a pristine quality recording of the quartet performing at a Carnegie Hall concert on November 29 was recorded in high fidelity by Voice of America engineers, rediscovered in the collection of the Library of Congress in 2005 and released by Blue Note. From then on, Gordon preached his genius to the jazz world with unrelenting passion. [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. Thelonious Monk wrote the ballad "Crepuscule With Nellie" for her, while she was undergoing surgery for a thyroid disorder. [24][25] Other theories abound: Leslie Gourse, author of the book Straight, No Chaser: The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk (1997), reported that at least one of Monk's psychiatrists failed to find evidence of manic depression (bipolar disorder) or schizophrenia. When Monk refused to answer the policemen's questions or cooperate with them, they beat him with a blackjack. He often attacked the keyboard anew for each note, rather than striving for any semblance of legato. His style was not universally appreciated; the poet and jazz critic Philip Larkin dismissed him as "the elephant on the keyboard". 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. In his autobiography, Miles, Davis claimed that the alleged anger and tension between them did not take place and that the claims of blows being exchanged were "rumors" and a "misunderstanding". After having his cabaret card restored, Monk relaunched his New York career with a landmark six-month residency at the Five Spot Cafe in the East Village neighborhood of New York beginning in June 1957,[6] leading a quartet with John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Wilbur Ware on bass, and Shadow Wilson on drums. ProgrammZeitung CHF 8.40 | EUR 8.00. And even our own guys, I'm afraid, did not give Monk the credit he had coming. Monk was basically a private man. This page was last edited on 4 January 2021, at 02:50. A Tribute to Billie Holiday 60 years after the release of her Lady in Satin recording with Christine Correa, vocals. She died on June 25, 2002 in New York City, New York, USA. A brother, Thomas, was born in January 1920. Monk continued to record studio albums, including Criss Cross, also in 1963, and Underground, in 1968. Monk's stated influences included Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and other early stride pianists. Agenda-Partner des Monats [12] Monk is believed to be the pianist featured on recordings Jerry Newman made around 1941 at the club. Nellie Monk, Self: Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser. [28] He also had extended improvisations that featured parallel sixths (he also used these in the themes of some of his compositions). This release has long been considered Thelonious Monk's acknowledgement to the flourishing youth-oriented subculture from whence the collection takes its name. After intermittent recording sessions for Blue Note from 1947 to 1952, Monk was under contract to Prestige Records for the following two years. He sent word back after the tour was over that the reason he couldn't communicate or play was that Art Blakey and I were so ugly. Po. "[28] In contrast with this unorthodox approach to playing, he could play runs and arpeggios with great speed and accuracy. In August 1951, New York City police searched a parked car occupied by Monk and his friend Bud Powell. In addition to hosting an annual International Jazz Competition since 1987, the institute also helped, through its partnership with UNESCO, designate April 30, 2012, as the first annual International Jazz Day. 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. With the arrival Thelonious Sphere Monk, modern music— let alone modern culture—simply hasn’t been the same. [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. Cover: Rokia Traoré, ‹Offbeat Series 2016/2017› u S. 36. Thelonious Monk was born on October 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. 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. [6] In the early to mid-1940s, he was the house pianist at Minton's Playhouse, a Manhattan nightclub. All compositions by Ran Blake except where noted. In 1947, Ike Quebec introduced Monk to Lorraine Gordon and her first husband, Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records. THELONIOUS AND COLTRANE RE-DISCOVERED: New recordings uncovered. Thelonious Sphere Monk (Rocky Mount, North Carolina 10th October 1917 - Hartsdale, New York 17th February 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer.. Why, I don't know. [...] He hit the keys with fingers held flat rather than in a natural curve, and held his free fingers high above the keys. Nothing. The Five Spot residency ended Christmas 1957; Coltrane left to rejoin Davis's group, and the band was effectively disbanded. 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The complex title track, which featured Rollins, was so difficult to play that the final version had to be edited together from multiple takes. '"[13], Due to Monk's reticence, Gordon became his mouthpiece to the public. The album, however, was largely regarded as the first commercial success for Monk. Along with Rouse, they remained with Monk for over four years, his longest-serving band. 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. In 1922, the family moved to 243 West 63rd Street, in Manhattan. 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. I'll never forget one particular owner, I can still see him and his store on Seventh Avenue and 125th Street. Little of this group's music was documented owing to contractual problems: Coltrane was signed to Prestige at the time, but Monk refused to return to his former label. Monkwas 6 when he started to play the piano. Monk was showcased at the club for a week, but not a single person came.[13]. In 1944 Monk made his first studio recordings with the Coleman Hawkins Quartet. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. 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) 'He can't play lady, what are you doing up here? But by the Columbia years his compositional output was limited, and only his final Columbia studio record, Underground, featured a substantial number of new tunes, including his only 34 time piece, "Ugly Beauty". 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. Monk refused to testify against his friend, so the police confiscated his New York City Cabaret Card. Thelonious Monk was an important member of the jazz revolution that took place in the early 1940s. In the film, Monk's son says that his father sometimes did not recognize him, and he reports that Monk was hospitalized on several occasions owing to an unspecified mental illness that worsened in the late 1960s. Although the police were authorized to search the vehicle and found narcotics in suitcases held in the trunk of the Baroness's car, Judge Christie of the Delaware Superior Court ruled that the unlawful detention of the pair, and the beating of Monk, rendered the consent to the search void as given under duress.[17]. 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]. On the 10th of October 1917, Thelonious Monk was born in North Carolina as the son of Barbra and Thelonious Monk. [2], The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection. Thelonious Monk and Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter get into her Bentley outside the Five Spot cafe, New York, 1964. Monk had disappeared from the scene by the mid-1970s and made only a small number of appearances during the final decade of his life. 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 attended Stuyvesant High School, a public school for gifted students, but did not graduate.[11]. During The Library of Congress has announced the discovery of a previously un-known recording by the two jazzlegends. 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. 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. Dec 1, 1967. [29] His solos also feature space and long notes. It also did not list his middle name, taken from his maternal grandfather, Sphere Batts. Africa Speaks, America Answers originated several years ago as the Nathan I. Huggins Lectures sponsored by the W. E. B. Without this, Monk was nominally unable to play in any New York venue where liquor was served. Why, they even stole his idea of the beret and bop glasses."[12]. [28], Monk often used parts of whole tone scales, played either ascending or descending, and covering several octaves. "I went to Harlem and those record stores didn't want Monk or me. Recognized as one of the most inventive pianists of any musical genre, Monk achieved a startlingly original sound that even his most devoted followers have been unable to successfully imitate. They found narcotics in the car, presumed to have belonged to Powell. [3], The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford works surprisingly well with Blake, whose phrasing and use of space are unusual, while his interpretations are sometimes based on the feeling he gets from song titles rather than the chord changes... Another intriguing Ran Blake set".[4]. It is Monk's concerto, if you will, and in some ways it speaks for itself. It also did not list his middle name, taken from his maternal grandfather, Sphere Batts. Indeed, with Monk's consent, Riverside had managed to buy out his previous Prestige contract for a mere $108.24. 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. "I went to Harlem and those record stores didn't want Monk or me. As had been the case with Riverside, his period with Columbia contains many live albums, including Miles and Monk at Newport (1963), Live at the It Club, and Live at the Jazz Workshop, the latter two recorded in 1964, the last not being released until 1982. The guy has two left hands.' [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. I'll say this for the 'leeches,' though: they tried. "So, the boppers worked out a music that was hard to steal. This release has long been considered Thelonious Monk's acknowledgement to the flourishing youth-oriented subculture from whence the collection takes its name. The family moved to Manhattan, New York City, when Monk was only 4 years old - he lived there for almost 50 years of his life. 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. Monk (p), Charlie Rouse (ts), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d). The album's dedicatee (1953–84) died from cancer and was the daughter of the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. "Crepuscule with Nellie," recorded in 1957, "was Monk's only, what's called through-composed composition, meaning that there is no improvising. "[27], According to Bebop: The Music and Its Players author Thomas Owens, "Monk's usual piano touch was harsh and percussive, even in ballads. [37], "Thelonious Sphere Monk" redirects here. After extended negotiations, Monk signed in 1962 with Columbia Records, one of the big four American record labels of the day. As his health declined, Monk's last six years were spent as a guest in the Weehawken, New Jersey, home of his long-standing patron and friend, Pannonica de Koenigswarter, who nursed Monk during his final illness. [30] Monk had a particular proclivity for the key of B flat. ...[O]f course, I challenge that [in the biography]," Kelley wrote.[16]. 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. 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". When he was just four, his parents, Barbara and Thelonious, Sr., moved to … This release has long been considered Thelonious Monk's acknowledgement to the flourishing youth-oriented subculture from whence the collection takes its name. unabhängig & vielseitig seit 1987. A daughter, Barbara Monk, was born in 1953. Daughter, Barbara, known as Boo Boo, died in 1984. Shortly after meeting Gordon and Lion, Monk made his first recordings as a leader for Blue Note (later anthologized on Genius of Modern Music, Vol. [23], The documentary film Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) attributes Monk's quirky behavior to mental illness. Thelonious Sphere Monk (/ θ ... A daughter, Barbara (affectionately known as Boo-Boo), was born on September 5, 1953 and died of cancer in 1984. After the departure of Ore and Dunlop, the remainder of the rhythm section in Monk's quartet during the bulk of his Columbia period was Larry Gales on bass and Ben Riley on drums, both of whom joined in 1964. 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. The name was later changed to The Mad Monkfish. Thelonious Monk was born on October 10, 1917 in North Carolina to Thelonious and Barbara Monk. [20] The cover article was originally supposed to run in November 1963, but it was postponed due to the assassination of President John F. Monk's musical work at Minton's was crucial in the formulation of bebop, which would be furthered by other artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Christian, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, and, later, Miles Davis. As a result, one of PM's best writers visited Monk to do a feature on him, but Monk wouldn't speak to the reporter unless Gordon was in the room with him. His poorly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as "Thelious"[9] or "Thelius". His musical vision was both ahead of its time and deeply Bassist McKibbon, who had known Monk for over twenty years and played on his final tour in 1971, later said: "On that tour, Monk said about two words. According to the documentary Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser, Monk lived in the same neighborhood in New York City as Johnson and knew him as a teenager. WHAT IS THELONIOUS MONK’S LEGACY? Kennedy. 'You just wait,' I'd say. Son: Thelonious Monk Jr. (T. S. Monk, musician, b. When we started looking for a version to include we found eighteen without really trying. The following tribute albums to Monk have been released: In 1993, he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. 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