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Thelonious Monk - by Robin D G Kelley (Paperback)

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  • 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.
  • Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Nonfiction) 2010 1st Winner
  • About the Author: Robin D. G. Kelley teaches History at UCLA and is the author of several books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination and Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression.
  • 624 Pages
  • Music, Genres & Styles

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About the Book



The first full biography of Thelonious Monk, written by a brilliant historian, with full access to the family's archives and with dozens of interviews.



Book Synopsis



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 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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"Monk's story, from roots in slavery, to the Great Migration north, to the cultural explosions of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, encapsulates a vivid tableau of twentieth-century American life and music. This biography is, at its best, a fitting tribute to one of America's most original and lasting creative geniuses." -The Sacramento Book Review



About the Author



Robin D. G. Kelley teaches History at UCLA and is the author of several books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination and Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x 1.7 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 624
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Genres & Styles
Publisher: Free Press
Theme: Jazz
Format: Paperback
Author: Robin D G Kelley
Language: English
Street Date: November 2, 2010
TCIN: 77323948
UPC: 9781439190463
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-5507
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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