ROOTS
Roots of Thelonious Monk
The artists and genres Thelonious Monk came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Charlie Parkerartist
Dizzy Gillespieartist
Fats Wallerartist
James P. Johnsonartist
Eubie Blakeartist
Duke Ellingtonartist
Art Tatumartist
Mary Lou Williamsartist
Charlie Christianartist
Paul Chambersartist
Oliver NelsonartistOliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) is regarded as one of the most significant recordings of its era. The centerpiece of the album is the definitive version of Nelson's composition, "Stolen Moments". Other important recordings from the 1960s are the albums More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964) and Sound Pieces (1966), both also on Impulse!.
Rudy Van Gelderartist
Gil Melléartist