monk
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By his 20s, Rollins had already managed to play with jazz legends including Parker, Miles Davis and especially Thelonious Monk.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
By 1961, he was beginning to perform and record with Davis, Parker and Monk.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
After graduating from high school in 1948, Rollins started gigging around New York and, by the early 1950s, was recording with Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, who Rollins called his “guru.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Monk, who officially resigned as leader of the council on Thursday morning before a vote could take place, also confirmed she had resigned from her party and was now an independent councillor.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
People like Art Farmer and Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane and Lenny Bruce would stop by when they were in town.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing monk
World Religions
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