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Thelonious Monk

1917–1982. Pianist and composer whose angular, witty tunes, from “’Round Midnight” to “In Walked Bud,” became jazz standards.

Thelonious Monk in a beret and horn-rimmed glasses, seated at a grand piano with his hands on the keys, looking toward the camera.
Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, N.Y.. William P. Gottlieb, ca. Sept. 1947. William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress. Public domain.

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    As one story goes, Bud Powell took a police nightstick defending Thelonious Monk, and Monk wrote “In Walked Bud” for his friend. Hear Monk’s 1947 recording beside Clarence Penn’s from 2012.

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In Walked Bud, Thelonious Monk

Recorded 1947. Released on Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 2013). Discussed in Artist Spotlight: Thelonious Monk.

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