Thelonious Monk - Palais Des Beaux-Arts 1963 Close To The Bone over the course of these

over the course of these three albums

and game-changing take on classic standards made famous by Bing Crosby and John Coltrane among others

and 2007's Night Drive and 2012's Kill For Love were both critically-acclaimed albums

and Modern Art

To commemorate these releases

Thelonious Monk - Palais Des Beaux-Arts 1963 Close To The Bone over the course of theseAmerican jazz pianist and composer. Born: 10 October 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. Died: 17 February 1982 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA (aged 64). One of the most influential pianists of the twentieth century, Thelonious Monk had a idiosyncratic improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. He is often regarded as one of the founders of bebop. Monk's prolific compositions and improvisations are full