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Thelonious Monk : the life and times of an American original / Robin D.G. Kelley. by Kelley, Robin D. G. Free Press, 2009. Call #: 781.65092 M745k Subjects Monk, Thelonious.   Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.   Musicians, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Jazz musicians, Black -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9780684831909 (hc.) 0684831902 (hc.) 9781439190463 (2010 Free Press pbk.) Edition:  1st Free Press hardcover ed. Description:  xviii, 588 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references, discographies, filmography (p. 572), and index. Summary:  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. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 781.65092 M745k Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 781.65092 M745k Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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