Thelonious Monk: the Life and Times of an American Original by Robin D.G. Kelley

Thelonious Monk: the Life and Times of an American Original

Robin D.G. Kelley

588 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography music informative reflective slow-paced
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"The piano ain't got no wrong notes!" So ranted Thelonious Sphere Monk, who proved his point every time he sat down at the keyboard. His angular melodies and dissonant harmonies shook the jazz world to its foundations, ushering in the birth of "be...

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