Monk ABC
Monk ABC
| Author | Jacques Ponzio |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Lenka Lente |
| ISBN | 9791094601532 |
| Idea Code | 23857 |
“Particular critical tradition turns its back on critical tradition. Jacques Ponzio’s book is linked to a galaxy where Heraclitus of Ephesus, Isidore Ducasse, Lichtenberg, Asger Jorn, the athletes of the haiku, and some Zen masters are in a disorderly pile,” writes François Billard in his preface. Thus begins this intriguing collection of quotations from American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk (1917–1982). Organised like an alphabet book, more than 100 entries based on the testimonies of the musicians and journalists who were in Monk’s orbit comprise this revised edition of the book, first published in 2017. Jacques Ponzio is a leading specialist on the works of Monk.
| 144 p, ills bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, French/English |
