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001 2009008526
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008 090226s2009 nyuaf bkq 001 0beng
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050 00 $aML417.M846$bK46 2009
082 00 $a786.2/165092$aB$222
100 1 $aKelley, Robin D. G.
245 10 $aThelonious Monk :$bthe life and times of an American original /$cRobin D.G. Kelley.
250 $a1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2009.
300 $axviii, 588 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references, discographies, filmography (p. 572), and index.
520 $aHis 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.
600 10 $aMonk, Thelonious.
650 0 $aJazz musicians$zUnited States$vBiography.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2009008526-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2009008526-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2009008526-s.html