Monk Debunked

[Dave James]

Ben Ratliff reviews the new book about Thelonious Monk by Robin D.G. Kelley.  

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/books/17monk.html

Edited December 20, 2019 by Dave James

[JSngry]

Can't wait to read this, when will it be out?

[Chuck Nessa]

WHAT???

[Ken Dryden]

That book has been available for some time...

 

[jlhoots]

The review is 10 years old.

[JSngry]

So the book is out now, too? The same book?

[ghost of miles]

5 minutes ago, JSngry said:

So the book is out now, too? The same book?

The book is out on a great many things!

[JSngry]

10 minutes ago, ghost of miles said:

The book is out on a great many things!

And it's all in just one book?

[ghost of miles]

12 hours ago, JSngry said:

And it's all in just one book?

Yes, but don’t be fooled—it’s in the Really Real Book, as opposed to the Real Fake Book, and certainly not the Fake Fake Book!

[JSngry]

I think I might want to hold on to my OG copy of the Get Real Book.

[Dave James]

15 hours ago, jlhoots said:

The review is 10 years old.

My bad.  This review was an addendum to a New York Times review of 2019 books.  I erroneously assumed it was a recent release.

[ghost of miles]

7 minutes ago, Dave James said:

My bad.  This review was an addendum to a New York Times review of 2019 books.  I erroneously assumed it was a recent release.

All kidding aside, it’s an excellent biography. Highly recommended! Pretty sure there’s extensive discussion of it in a previous thread.

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, Dave James said:

My bad.  This review was an addendum to a New York Times review of 2019 books.  I erroneously assumed it was a recent release.

Not to worry - it is a good book.

[Peter Friedman]

Read this book long ago. Very detailed and well worth reading for Monk fans.

[JSngry]

9 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said:

Read this book long ago.

A bit sobering to think that it's already 10 years old...seems like no more than half that...

[gmonahan]

On 12/24/2019 at 8:40 AM, JSngry said:

A bit sobering to think that it's already 10 years old...seems like no more than half that...

A bit more sobering to think about the fact that WE'RE ten years older!!

 

 

 

 

gregmo

[Teasing the Korean]

I hope they address the influence of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" on "Epistrophy."  Too many sloppy researchers have overlooked this connection.  

Edited December 31, 2019 by Teasing the Korean

[Gheorghe]

I was a bit astonished that some didn´t know about this book. 

I also got it as soon as it was published. It´s really very detailed and for example: I didn´t know nothing about Monk´s live in later years, didn´t know why he had stopped playing etc. and the book reveals a lot about Monk´s private live......

[Justin V]

On 12/31/2019 at 0:07 AM, Teasing the Korean said:

I hope they address the influence of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" on "Epistrophy."  Too many sloppy researchers have overlooked this connection.  

Is this a confirmed influence?  I'm not hearing enough similarity to make me think influence instead of coincidence.  

[Teasing the Korean]

3 hours ago, Justin V said:

Is this a confirmed influence?  I'm not hearing enough similarity to make me think influence instead of coincidence.  

Monk would have known "Powerhouse," and they both have this mechanized, futuristic sound. I'm sure "Powerhouse" was an influence, but I have no direct proof, though.

[jlhoots]

Sounds like a Bill Maher routine - "I don't have any proof, but I just know it's so".