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T.S. Monk

Born: Dec 27, 1949 in New York, NY

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Genre: Jazz

Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Funk, Contemporary R&B, Neo-Bop

Biography: Although it took him a while before he decided to dedicate himself to playing jazz, T.S. Monk (Thelonious Monk, Jr.) has already accomplished a lot. He started out playing trumpet and piano before switching to drums when he was 13, taking some lessons from Max Roach. His first public performance was ...Read full biography

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The Charm

Released: 1995

Label: Blue Note

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T.S. Monk, by successfully keeping his sextet together as a regularly working outfit for several years, has been able to form a recognizable group sound in the hard bop tradition. Trumpeter Don Sickler's ...Read full review

Changing of the Guard

Released: 1993

Label: Capitol

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Drummer T.S. Monk's sextet has quickly become one of the top repertory bands of hard bop. They revive quite a few obscurities on their Blue Note CD, including such forgotten compositions as J.J. Johnson's ...Read full review

More T.S. Monk albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (1)

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