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.
Elegantly written and rich with humor and pathos, Thelonious Monk is the definitive work on modern jazz\'s most Original composer..
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 com-posers.
To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike.
It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century.
From the mind of brilliant historian Robin Kelley comes the first full biography of legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, including full access to the family\'s archives, dozens of interviews, and an afterword for Monk\'s 2017 centennial.
Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist\'s struggle to make it without compromising his musical vision.
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
