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1 Thelonious Monk The most important jazz musicians are the one who are successful in creating their own original world of music with its own rules, logic, and surprises.

2 Thelonious Monk  One of the greatest Jazz musicians of all time  Library of Congress National Recording Registry  Grammy Hall of Fame  One of the most influential Bebop artists  One of 5 Jazz musicians to grace the cover of Time magazine  2 nd most recorded Jazz artist next to Duke Ellington

3 Early Years  Age 5 learned to read classical music  Age 13 Banned from weekly armature competition at Apollo Theater for Winning too many times  Age 17 dropped out of High School to pursue music career  Age 23 Monk was the house pianist in Minton’s playhouse

4 Jazz History Jazz History  Big Band/Swing Era Jazz 30’s- end of WWII  Greatest period of stability and popularity for Jazz  Division of Labor Frontline (melodies) and Rhythm section (keeps the beat and outlining harmonies)  Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing

5 Bebop/Cool Jazz  1940’s  Dizzy Gillespie (trumpeter), Charlie Parker (saxophonist), Kenny Clark (drummer), Monk (pianist)  Bebop “hot”  Cool Jazz “cool”

6 Career 1945-1954 Difficult time, unusual style inferior pianist 1947 Leader for Blue Note showcased his talents for composing improvisation and original melodies. 1951 Caught with Bud Powell with narcotics. NYC cabernet card taken away. 1955-1961 Riverside Records highly regarded by critics but music to “difficult” to be mainstream 1962-1970 Columbia Records most successful years 1971-1972 Performed with the Giants of Jazz 1973 Retired

7 Epistrophy Listen for improvisation in the piano, and trumpet. Listen for the steady rhythm of the bass and cymbals. Fast tempo Small ensemble Listen for how different Bebop sounds from the “Big band” Epistrophy

8 Straight No Chaser  Listen for piano improvisations  Small ensemble  Obscure beat  Fast tempo  Straightnochaser Straightnochaser

9 Sources  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/books/review/ Kleinzahler-t.html?_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/books/review/ Kleinzahler-t.html?_r=1&  http://www.biography.com/people/thelonious- monk-9411896#profile http://www.biography.com/people/thelonious- monk-9411896#profile

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