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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 2 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
Humph — —— GuitarJazz 6
Let's Call This — —— GuitarJazz 8
Stuffy Turkey — —— GuitarJazz 6
Introspection — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 7
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (Bolivar Blues) — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 13
April In Paris — —— PianoJazz 5
Don't Blame Me — —— PianoJazz 4
Everything Happens To Me — —— PianoJazz 4
I Should Care — —— PianoJazz 4
Sweet And Lovely — —— PianoJazz 4
Monk's Point — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 6
Work — —— GuitarJazz 5
Green Chimneys — —— GuitarJazz 6
Something In Blue — —— GuitarJazz 5
'Round Midnight - Score and Parts — —— String QuartetJazz 2
Monk's Dream — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 8
Just a Gigolo — —— PianoJazz 3
Nice Work If You Can Get It — —— PianoJazz 3
All Alone — —— PianoJazz 3
Solitude — —— PianoJazz 3
Mood Indigo — —— PianoJazz 3
My Melancholy Baby — —— PianoJazz 3
Bye-Ya — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 7
I Don't Think You Should — —— Piano— 2
Friday The 13th — —— GuitarJazz 5
Locomotive — —— GuitarJazz 4
Sixteen — —— GuitarJazz 4
'Round Midnight - Cello — —— String QuartetJazz 1
'Round Midnight - Violin 1 — —— String QuartetJazz 1
'Round Midnight - Violin 2 — —— String QuartetJazz 1
Let's Cool One — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 11
Reflections — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 6
Thelonious — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 4
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea — —— PianoJazz 2
Dinah — —— PianoJazz 2
I Surrender, Dear — —— PianoJazz 2
Darn that Dream — —— PianoJazz 2
Evidence — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 6
North Of The Sunset — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 4
Misterioso — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 5
Two Timer — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 4
Blue Sphere — —— GuitarJazz 3
Oska T. — —— GuitarJazz 3
Blue Hawk — —— GuitarJazz 3
Raise Four — —— GuitarJazz 3
Teo — —— GuitarJazz 3
Who Knows — —— GuitarJazz 2
Carolina Moon — —— PianoJazz 1

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.