Thelonious Monk : the life and times of an American original / by Kelley, Robin D. G.

Table of Contents: “…-- Postlude -- Afterword -- Appendix A: A technical note on Monk's music -- Appendix B: Records and tapes in Thelonious Monk's personal collection -- Notes -- Original compositions by Thelonious Monk -- Selected recordings by Thelonious Monk -- Selected documentaries and videos of Thelonious Monk -- Index.…”

Thelonious Monk : the life and times of an American original / by Kelley, Robin D. G.

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Straight, no chaser : the life and genius of Thelonious Monk / by Gourse, Leslie

A companion to Emily Dickinson /

Table of Contents: “…Zero to the Bone : Thelonious Monk, Emily Dickinson, and the rhythms of modernism /…”
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Icons of Black music / by Greig, Charlotte, 1954-

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88 : the giants of jazz piano / by Doerschuk, Bob

Table of Contents: “…Johnson -- Willie "the Lion" Smith -- Fats Waller -- Duke Ellington -- Earl Hines -- Count Basie -- Mary Lou Williams -- Teddy Wilson -- Nat "King" Cole -- Dorothy Donegan -- Art Tatum -- Erroll Garner -- Ahmad Jamal -- Oscar Peterson -- Phineas Newborn -- Bud Powell -- Tadd Dameron -- Hank Jones -- Jaki Byard -- Red Garland -- Tommy Flanagan -- Barry Harris -- Sir Roland Hanna -- Thelonious Monk -- Horace Silver -- Wynton Kelly -- Ray Bryant -- Ramsey Lewis -- Les McCann -- Bobby Timmons -- Herbie Hancock -- Bill Evans -- George Shearing -- Marian McPartland --…”

Jazz heroes / by Fordham, John

Table of Contents: “…The story of jazz -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Thelonious Monk -- Gerry Mulligan -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Wes Montgomery -- John Coltrane.…”

Gene Smith's sink : a wide-angle view / by Stephenson, Sam

Clark : the autobiography of Clark Terry / by Terry, Clark

Jazz makers : vanguards of sound / by Shipton, Alyn

Table of Contents: “…The pioneers: Scott Joplin ; Jelly Roll Morton ; King Oliver ; Louis Armstrong ; Sidney Bechet ; Bix Beiderbecke ; Bessie Smith ; More pioneers to remember -- Swing bands and soloists: Fletcher Henderson ; Duke Ellington ; Cab Calloway ; Benny Goodman ; Artie Shaw ; Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey ; Count Basie ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Billie Holiday ; Lester Young ; Coleman Hawkins ; More swing bandleaders and soloists to remember -- The piano giants: Albert Ammons ; Fats Waller ; Earl "Fatha" Hines ; Mary Lou Williams ; Teddy Wilson ; Art Tatum ; Oscar Peterson ; More piano giants to remember -- Birth of bebop, the modern jazz revolution: Dizzy Gillespie ; Charlie Parker ; Miles Davis ; Bud Powell ; Thelonious Monk ; Art Blakey ; Charles Mingus ; Sarah Vaughan ; More modern jazz pioneers to remember -- Cool jazz, hard bop, and fusion: John Coltrane ; Sonny Rollins ; Gerry Mulligan ; Stan Getz ; Ornette Coleman ; Bill Evans ; Herbie Hancock ; Chick Corea ; John McLaughlin ; Anthony Braxton ; More cool, hard bop and fusion players to remember -- A century of jazz: David Murray ; Michael Brecker ; Jan Garbarek ; Wynton Marsalis ; Geri Allen ; Joshua Redman ; More contemporary jazz players to remember.…”
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The John Coltrane companion : five decades of commentary /

Whisper not : the autobiography of Benny Golson / by Golson, Benny

Table of Contents: “…Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks ; Duke and Strayhorn ; Coleman Hawkins ; Art Blakey and Thelonious Monk ; Blakey and the jazz messengers ; Kenny Dorham and Lee Morgan ; Sonny Rollins ; Great performances: Oscar Pettiford, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins, Billy Taylor, and Walter Davis, Jr. ; Charles Mingus, Benny Goodman, Gigi Gryce, and Horace Silver ; Peggy Lee and Diana Ross ; Milt "Bags" Jackson, Larry Young, Joe Farrell, and Tony Williams ; Wynton Kelly and Chick Corea ; Miles Davis and Geoffrey Keezer ; Mickey Rooney, Redd Foxx, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Muhammad Ali -- Verses and a coda. …”
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Soul on soul : the life and music of Mary Lou Williams / by Kernodle, Tammy L., 1969-

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Visions of jazz : the first century / by Giddins, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Sarah Vaughan (Divine). Thelonious Monk (Rhythm-a-ning). Bud Powell (Strictly confidential). …”
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