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Thelonious Monk by Robin D. G. Kelley, Robin Kelley (2009, Hardcover) 
Thelonious Monk by Robin D. G. Kelley, Robin Kelley (2009, Hardcover)

 
Thelonious Monk by Robin D. G. Kelley, Robin Kelley (2009, Hardcover)

Publisher: Free Pr
Publication Date: 2009-10-06
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0684831902
ISBN-13: 9780684831909
Product ID: EPID63860761
Description: Historian Robin D. G. Kelley acquired unprecedented access to the family archives during his extensive research for this excellent biography of composer and pianist Thelonious Monk. Infamous during his lifetime for his onstage antics, hi...
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Synopsis
Historian Robin D. G. Kelley acquired unprecedented access to the family archives during his extensive research for this excellent biography of composer and pianist Thelonious Monk. Infamous during his lifetime for his onstage antics, his flamboyant clothing, and his struggles mental illness, Thelonious Monk was first and foremost one of the most important creative musicians of the 20th-century, one whose musical innovations ushered in new and exciting developments in jazz and other idioms. Kelley looks with integrity at Monk's biographical story--his family heritage and early years, as well as his life with his wife and children, and his much-discussed relationship with the Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter--while never losing sight of the music this complex man produced and the historical moment from which he emerged and which he profoundly impacted.

Details
Publication Date:2009-10-06

Size
Length:588 pages
Height:9.5 in
Width:6.8 in
Thickness:1.8 in
Weight:33.6 oz

Publisher's Note
A comprehensive profile of the enigmatic jazz pianist and composer offers insight into his antebellum origins, his participation in the Great Migration north, and the mid-twentieth-century cultural upheavals that shaped his personal and creative life. 50,000 first printing.

Industry Reviews
"Dense and definitive--best appreciated with a record player handy."
(08/15/2009)

"I doubt there will be a biography [of Monk] anytime soon that is as textured, thorough and knowing as Kelley's. The 'genius of modern music' has gotten the passionate, and compassionate, advocate he deserves."
(10/15/2009)

"Kelley brings Monk alive for those who have heard and loved his music for generations. 'Jazz is my adventure,' Monk said. 'I'm after new chords...how to use notes differently.' Kelley gives us that adventure in the epic scope it deserves." (starred review)
(10/15/2009)

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