This musician died in 1976 in seclusion at the New Jersey estate of Pannonica de Koenigswarter, his patron, after whom he named one of his songs.  
This musician died in 1976 in seclusion at the New Jersey estate of Pannonica de Koenigswarter, his patron, after whom he named one of his songs.  He was house pianist at Minton's in Harlem in the early 1940s, where he greatly influenced the playing of Bud Powell.  Known for his odd habit of getting up and doing a shuffling dance when moved by his or his sidemen's playing, his studio album Brilliant Corners gave a boost to John Coltrane's career.  FTP name this composer of "'Round Midnight" and subject of the film Straight, No Chaser.
This musician died in 1976 in seclusion at the New Jersey estate of Pannonica de Koenigswarter, his patron, after whom he named one of his songs.  
Thelonius Monk