Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the stride-piano tradition of Willie (The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.

• AThelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted  
• BThelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both  
• CJazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted  
• DJazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted  
• EJazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted both