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George II

(67,782 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 05:39 PM Oct 2018

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Today would have been Thelonius Monk's 101st birthday - "Don't Blame Me": (Original Post) George II Oct 2018 OP

Monk is one of my favorites... solara Oct 2018 #1

And to think he cooked a lot of that up right in the kitchen. sandensea Oct 2018 #2

What a fitting tribute. sandensea Oct 2018 #4

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1. Monk is one of my favorites...

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 05:51 PM

Oct 2018

A little Monk & Coltrane.. yes. Happy 101st Birthday Thelonius Sphere Monk

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2. And to think he cooked a lot of that up right in the kitchen.

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:37 PM

Oct 2018

The man himself, with his wife Nellie, at his 243 West 63rd Street apartment kitchen where composed many of his works.

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3. The western end of the block between Amsterdam and West End Avenues is now known as:

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:48 PM

Oct 2018

Thelonious Sphere Monk Circle, and at the eastern end of that street is Lincoln Center, where they hold the Thelonius Monk Jazz Festival.

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4. What a fitting tribute.

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 09:20 PM

Oct 2018

Thanks for the info, George.