Carolina QuotesThe piano ain't got no wrong notes.
Thelonious Monk Carolinian
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Attributed by WKCR jazz host Phil Schaap, after a guest commented on how Monk played a lot of "wrong" notes. (March 1976)
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- 1976
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“The piano ain't got no wrong notes.” Thelonious Monk. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-4494C5D152. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/4494c5d152
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