I want to tip my Pork-Pie Hat Tribute to the great Thenolious Monk.
“A Monk is a man who is separated from all and who is in harmony with all.” – Evagrius Ponticus.
Born Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982); as of 2009, Monk was the second-most-recorded jazz composer in history, after Duke Ellington.
Thelonious Sphere Monk (above internet image).
My Thelonious Monk CD Collection (above image). I love his “Solo Monk”, “Straight, No Chaser”, “The Unique Thelonious Monk“, “Underground” albums.
Do Google “Thelonious Monk” for more fascinating details of his colourful life and amazing achievements. Do read my “Cool Jazz Greats” and “Miles Davis 100” blogs.
Final Resting Place Of Thelonious Sphere Monk (above image). At Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.
Thelonious Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, and Wynton Marsalis.
Long Live The Monk!
