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One of the greatest voices outside the choir, but not the greatest. Think of Charles Mingus from The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. A masterpiece of the album Brillant Corners.

in the sense that Monk created an unparalleled style, and that, paradoxically, he didn't have followers. Essentially, he died with him. But that's not a flaw; on the contrary...

I expressed myself poorly upon rereading. For me, Monk and Mingus are on the same level, both outside the choir but in different ways. But when it comes to having set a precedent, it’s the complete opposite! Think that many of Monk's pieces are jazz standards included in the real books, so they serve as study material for countless modern jazz musicians. His incredible use of solutions like tritone substitutions, transforming blues structures into pieces like Straight, No Chaser... Today, he is a reference point for many musicians seeking bold solutions. Coltrane said about this: "You never know what can happen. From a rhythmic point of view, for example, Monk can create such tension that he forces those playing wind instruments to 'think' instead of falling into the usual clichés. He can start a phrase from a point you wouldn't expect, and you have to know exactly what to do: And from a harmonic perspective, he takes paths different from those you might have anticipated. One thing Monk taught me above all: to not be afraid to do what I truly feel." You can read this quote on jazzitalia, where many jazz musicians have published lessons on some of his pieces (like Blue Monk). I know several local jazz musicians who actively engage in playing and interpreting Monk and his concepts of "primitive" dissonance. But Monk is studied and listened to by modern jazz musicians just as much as Miles Davis or John Coltrane.

That Monk is studied is beyond doubt. What I’m saying is that his language was so original, so uniquely his own, that one can study it but not emulate it like with other jazz musicians. Mingus comes from the school of Duke Ellington and took off from the Duke, adding his own touch; Monk was the classic "bolt from the blue."

Wanting, everything can be emulated, even Monk; you just need to enter his language and understand the construction of his phrases. The point is that such a thing wouldn’t be worthy of an artist who wishes to be called that, at least from my perspective. I can only agree with you on the fact that he was a bolt from the blue.