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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

Author Robin Kelley

Format Paperback

Publisher Free Press

Category Jazz

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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 com�posers. 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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Robin Kelley

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Release Date: 2010-11-02
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781439190463

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