Thelonius Monk Mugs

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Thelonius Monk This artwork based on an original photo from the GPA archive https://www.flickr.com/photos/iip-photo-archive/25113258705

Thelonious Sphere Monk) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington.[6]

A portrait of the great American composer Thelonius Monk

A portrait of the great American composer Thelonius Monk

A portrait of the great American composer Thelonius Monk

A portrait of the great American composer Thelonius Sphere Monk

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