An edition of Thelonious Monk (2008)

Thelonious Monk

The Life and Times of an American Original

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An edition of Thelonious Monk (2008)

Thelonious Monk

The Life and Times of an American Original

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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. Yet throughout much of his life, his musical contribution took a backseat to tales of his reputed behavior. Writers tended to obsess over Monk's hats or his proclivity to dance on stage. To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike. Now, historian Robin D. G. Kelley brings to light a startlingly different Thelonious Monk- witty, intelligent, generous, politically engaged, brutally honest, and a devoted father and husband. This is the saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" without compromising his musical vision; a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century.--From publisher description.

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Free Press
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624

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Cover of: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
Oct 03, 2017, Tantor Audio
audio cd
Cover of: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
2013, Quarto Publishing Group UK
in English
Cover of: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
2012, Free Press
in English
Cover of: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
Nov 02, 2010, Free Press
paperback
Cover of: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: his story, his song, his times
2009, Free Press
in English
Cover of: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: the life and times of an American original
Aug 05, 2009, JR Books
hardcover
Cover of: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
October 1, 2008, Free Press
Hardcover in English

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Source title: Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

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ML417.M846K46 2010, ML417.M846 K46 2010

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paperback
Number of pages
624

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OL32019594M
ISBN 10
1439190461
ISBN 13
9781439190463
OCLC/WorldCat
614313896

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