![]() ![]() This book’s Monk is no Sambo-savant, but an emphatically dedicated, visionary craftsman who, yes, had his quirks. He attacks the myth of Monk as an unreliable, drug-addled crazyman given to eccentricities and downright antisocial behaviors. Kelley’s energies are directed at the frustrating and often destructive mythmaking that was usually out of Monk’s control, but to which he sometimes lent credence through his actions. ![]() Kelley delivers a portrait of a playful, enigmatic pianist and composer who was the subject of incessant unofficial attempts at definition. We can finally remove that “forthcoming” and, with this generous, exhaustively researched new book, forgive Kelley for making us wait so long. Kelley’s biographical blurbs have listed him as the author of a forthcoming biography of the musician Thelonious Monk. ![]() Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin D. ![]()
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