Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

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

Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artistâ€™s struggle to â€œmake itâ€ 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 â€œbebopâ€ and establishing Monk as one of Americaâ€™s greatest comÂposers. Elegantly written and rich with humor and pathos, Thelonious Monk is the definitive work on modern jazzâ€™s most original composer.

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