Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original Robin D. G. Kelley
Publisher: Free Press

Kelley's extremely informative biography, “Thelonious Monk, the Life and Times of an American Original”. Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 1997. Blog of the Year Rifftides, Doug Ramsey. Sep 26, 2010 - A few of the big winners: DeLillo takes the Saul Bellow award for Achievement in American Fiction. Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Feb 15, 2010 - Author Robin D.G. Feb 18, 2011 - Thelonious Monk: His Life and Music. Kelley's exhaustive, necessary and, as of now, definitive Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original offers a Baedeker of sorts. Dec 30, 2009 - He did leave a paper trail, though, and Robin D.G. Aug 9, 2013 - These mysteries remained in the back of my mind for decades and were finally solved by reading Robin D.G. Kelley spent 14 years working on a biography of Monk, now published as Thelonious Monk: the Life and Times of an American Original. Website of the Year AllAboutJazz.com. Apr 2, 2014 - Monk helped Rollins, and encouraged him to develop his own sound, but most importantly, allowed him to play what he wanted." (Source: Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin D. Jan 5, 2011 - A comprehensive, academic yet eminently readable biography has finally been published: “Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original” by Robin Kelley on Free Press (2009). Best Book about Jazz Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Anne Carson wins for Robin D.G. Kelley for Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Free Press). May 5, 2012 - We also could feast on author Robin D. Dec 20, 2009 - Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original adds significantly to our understanding of jazz's aesthetic complexities and its dynamic emotional force.