Thelonious Monk: the life and times of an American original
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New York : Free Press, 2009.
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1st Free Press hardcover ed.
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9780684831909, 0684831902
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xviii, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Lake County Non Fiction
BIO MONK
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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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Includes bibliographical references, discographies, filmography (page 572), and index.
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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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Kelley, R. D. G. (2009). Thelonious Monk: the life and times of an American original. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York, Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kelley, Robin D. G. 2009. Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. New York, Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kelley, Robin D. G, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. New York, Free Press, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kelley, Robin D. G. Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York, Free Press, 2009.
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