Thelonious Monk Quartet
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The Thelonious Monk Quartet was a seminal jazz ensemble led by pianist-composer Thelonious Monk, renowned for its innovative bebop and hard bop performances and for featuring major talents such as saxophonist John Coltrane.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thelonious Monk Quartet canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Blue Note Records
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Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
bebop
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hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRole | pianist ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
modern jazz
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post-bop ⓘ |
| leader | Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ahmed Abdul-Malik
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Art Blakey NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Rouse NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilbur Ware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceVenue |
Five Spot Café
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Village Vanguard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Criss-Cross
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Misterioso NERFINISHED ⓘ Monk in France NERFINISHED ⓘ Monk in Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Monk’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious in Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
angular melodies
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percussive piano attack ⓘ unconventional harmonies ⓘ use of space and silence ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
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