KnowraThelonious MonkLinked fromLinked fromThe 18 pages that link to Thelonious Monk, each with the reason it gives.All 18Related 15Compared with 3BebopRelated: Monk’s compositions gave bebop a distinctive, structurally inventive repertoire.Charlie ParkerRelated: Monk shared the New York bebop milieu and wrote music Parker performed.Dizzy GillespieRelated: Monk’s compositions became part of the bebop repertoire Gillespie helped popularize.John ColtraneRelated: Playing in Monk’s quartet in 1957 helped Coltrane develop extended, harmonically adventurous improvisations.Art BlakeyRelated: Blakey recorded with Monk in the 1940s and absorbed lessons from his unconventional rhythmic phrasing.Blue Note RecordsRelated: His early Blue Note recordings helped establish the label’s reputation for adventurous music.Jazz pianoRelated: His unconventional touch and phrasing expanded the expressive possibilities of the instrument.Mary Lou WilliamsRelated: Williams mentored and supported Monk and other young bebop musicians in New York.Bud PowellRelated: Monk mentored Powell and helped connect his early career to bebop’s New York scene.Minton's PlayhouseRelated: Monk was the house pianist whose compositions and playing helped define the club’s sound.Newport Jazz FestivalRelated: Monk’s presence linked the festival to the development of bebop and modern jazz.Coleman HawkinsRelated: Hawkins’s 1944 recording sessions with Monk helped bring the pianist’s music to a wider audience.Cecil TaylorRelated: Monk’s uncompromising piano language offers an earlier precedent for Taylor’s radical treatment of the instrument.Charlie ChristianRelated: Monk and Christian participated in the late-night Harlem jam sessions linked to bebop’s emergence.Sonny RollinsRelated: Rollins worked in Monk’s quartet and absorbed his unconventional approach to musical structure.