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Thelonious Monk by Robin D G Kelley

From the mind of brilliant historian Robin Kelley comes the first full biography of legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, including full access to the family's archives, dozens of interviews, and an afterword for Monk's 2017 centennial.

Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" without compromising his musical vision. It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century.

To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike. His angular melodies and dissonant harmonies shook the jazz world to its foundations, ushering in the birth of "bebop" and establishing Monk as one of America's greatest com­posers.

Elegantly written and rich with humor and pathos, Thelonious Monk is the definitive work on modern jazz's most original composer.

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ISBN 13 9781439190463
ISBN 10 1439190461
Title Thelonious Monk
Author Robin D G Kelley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Year published 2010-11-02
Number of pages 624
Prizes Winner of Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Nonfiction) 2010
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.