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Straight, No Chaser The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk Collection / Songbook - Sheet Music

Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk was an elusive and eccentric personality whose music and style were initially misunderstood. From his growing up in Manhattan, through his struggles to be heard,and to his eventual withdrawal from the music, his genius emerges. Gourse has based her biography on interviews with family, friends, and associates in addition to extensive research, and she includes several rare photographs. The book includes a useful index and a list of sessions, compositions, and videos.

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Summary
Genres:
Pop
Publishers:
Omnibus Press
UPC:
752187427810
ISBN:
9780825672293
Format:
Collection / Songbook Biographies
Item types:
Physical
Instructionals:
Biography
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
360
Size:
6.0x9.0x0.726 inches
Shipping Weight:
1.35 pounds
Detailed Description

SKU: HL.336143

The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk. Popular Biography. Omnibus Press. Biography / Music Bisac, Biography/Composers & Musicians. Softcover. 360 pages. Omnibus Press #SCH10080. Published by Omnibus Press (HL.336143).

ISBN 9780825672293. UPC: 752187427810. 6.0x9.0x0.726 inches.

Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk was an elusive and eccentric personality whose music and style were initially misunderstood. From his growing up in Manhattan, through his struggles to be heard,and to his eventual withdrawal from the music, his genius emerges. Gourse has based her biography on interviews with family, friends, and associates in addition to extensive research, and she includes several rare photographs. The book includes a useful index and a list of sessions, compositions, and videos.

Song List

  • A New Saxophonist

  • Along Came Blue Note

  • At The Five Spot

  • Crepuscule With Nellie

  • Deity And Target

  • Drug Use And Brain Damage

  • Finding His Voice In The 1940s

  • Growing Up In Manhattan

  • House Pianist At Minton's Playhouse

  • Last Glimpses ,

  • Life Without A Cabaret Card

  • Monk - Misterioso

  • Monk's Dream

  • North Of The Sunset

  • The Colomby Connection Begins In Earnest

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