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THELONIOUS MONK TRIVIA III

21) What honor did Monk receive posthumously?


In 1993, he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, he was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for "a body of distinguished and innovative musical composition that has had a significant and enduring impact on the evolution of jazz". He was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

22) What is the name of Monk's second studio release for Columbia Records?


Criss-Cross is a post-bop album featuring complex melodies and harmonies, Monk's unique style of stride piano, and his unique ideas on pitch qualities for his improvisations.

23) Which musician played saxophone on the album Monk's Dream?


Rouse was a member of Thelonious Monk's quartet from 1959 to 1970. In the 1980s he was a founding member of the group Sphere, which began as a tribute to Monk.

24) What tune was co-written with Kenny Clarke?


The main melodic theme of "Epistrophy" was composed by Clarke, after experimenting with fingerings on the ukulele, and the chords where written by Monk.

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