{"product_id":"thelonious-monk-the-life-and-times-of-an-american-original-9781439190463","title":"Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/i\u003e is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist's struggle to \"make it\" 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo 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 \"bebop\" and establishing Monk as one of America's greatest com-posers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElegantly written and rich with humor and pathos, \u003ci\u003eThelonious Monk \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive work on modern jazz's most original composer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelley, Robin D. G.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439190463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.80w x 1.70d","brand":"Robin D. G. Kelley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39689804087371,"sku":"9781439190463","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_7c47c580-ba32-4fce-adec-b74bcc79ea98.jpg?v=1646141383","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/thelonious-monk-the-life-and-times-of-an-american-original-9781439190463","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}