- Category: Books » Biography & Autobiography » General
- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Number of Pages: 408
- ISBN: 0684831902
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111648841
- Release Date: October 6, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #6033 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #160 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #32 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Thelonious Monk" by Robin D.G. Kelley and Robin Kelley to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Thelonious Monk"Browse more products related to "Robin D.G. Kelley and Robin Kelley"Review"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) "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." "Dense and definitive--best appreciated with a record player handy." Publisher's noteA 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. 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. 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. AnnotationHistorian 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. If You Enjoy "Thelonious Monk (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Thelonious Monk (Hardcover)" by Robin D.G. Kelley (Author) and...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Biography & Autobiography Bestselling Books
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