# What's Up With Jazz?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jazz/536238>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 15, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jazz/536238 "2010-04-15T18:19:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jazz/536238/41 "2010-04-17T01:10:47Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Thelonious Monk, much maligned in his time, was a fucking musical genius.

His _Fiddler on the Roof_ is the only jazz Mrs. Plant wil listen to. 🙂

When I first heard his music on the radio, I thought he was Felonious Monk.

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jazz/536238/42 "2010-04-17T01:59:23Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> His _Fiddler on the Roof_

😕 Are you thinking of Cannonball Adderley?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jazz/536238/43 "2010-04-17T02:16:24Z")

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> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#):
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> 😕 Are you thinking of Cannonball Adderley?

Yes.

Well, this is Goddamn embarrassing.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jazz/536238/44 "2010-04-17T03:12:16Z")

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> [@ivan\_astikov](#):
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> [This should explain everything you need to know.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsQYzpOHpik)

Were it not for the laugh track, I wouldn’t have realized that was intended as parody.

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