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Portrait of Thelonious Monk

Composer

Thelonious Monk

American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982)

116 works in the index

Birthplace
Rocky Mount
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Thelonious Monk — American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982). The recorded birthplace is Rocky Mount. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Guitar, Voice, String Quartet, Vocal
Genres represented
Jazz, Blues, Classical, pop
Works with composition dates
1 of 116

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 3

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
In Walked Bud — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalJazz 33
Ruby, My Dear — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, bassJazz 34
I Mean You — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 27
Epistrophy — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, bass, VocalJazz 28
Round Midnight — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, SaxophoneJazz, Classical 24
Straight No Chaser — —— Piano, Organ, GuitarJazz, pop 24
Blue Monk 1954Wikidata —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 29
Monk's Mood — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 19
Well You Needn't — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, TrumpetJazz 21
'Round Midnight - Viola — —— Piano, Vocal, String QuartetJazz 5
Off Minor — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 12
San Francisco Holiday (Worry Later) — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 14
Boo Boo's Birthday — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 11
52nd Street Theme — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 9
Criss Cross — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 10
Jackie-ing — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 10
Trinkle-Tinkle — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 9
Monkish — —— VoiceJazz 6
Big Blues — —— VoiceJazz 6
Brilliant Corners — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 14
You Are Too Beautiful — —— PianoJazz 6
Little Rootie Tootie — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 15
Think Of One — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 9
Ugly Beauty — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 10
We See — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 9
Coming On The Hudson — —— GuitarJazz 7
Crepuscule With Nellie — —— GuitarJazz 7
Functional — —— GuitarJazz 8
Bright Mississippi — —— GuitarJazz 8
Shuffle Boil — —— GuitarJazz 8
Rhythm-a-ning — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 14
Bemsha Swing — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 10
Pannonica — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 9
Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) — —— PianoJazz 5
Body And Soul — —— PianoJazz 5
It Don't Mean a Thing (If it ain't got That Swing) — —— PianoJazz 5
Honeysuckle Rose — —— PianoJazz 5
Eronel — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 7
Ask Me Now — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 8
Light Blue — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 7
Four In One — —— GuitarJazz 6
Played Twice — —— GuitarJazz 8
Skippy — —— GuitarJazz 6
A Merrier Christmas — —— GuitarJazz 6
Brake's Sake — —— GuitarJazz 7
Children's Song — —— GuitarJazz 6
Gallop's Gallop — —— GuitarJazz 5
Hornin' In — —— GuitarJazz 5

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 44485892. Portrait: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.