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Two new books from Robin D. G. Kelley

Written by Carla on November 29, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Robin D. G. Kelley, Free Press, October 2009, 608 pages, hardcover,  ISBN: 0684831902 2009, $30.

From the publisher’s site:

The piano ain’t got no wrong notes!” So ranted Thelonious Sphere Monk, who proved his point every time he sat down at the keyboard. His angular melodies and [...]

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