Kelley also explains Monk's most notorious behaviors-stony silences when confronted in public, exuberant dancing during concerts-as the outward signs of a bipolar disorder that went unrecognized for much of his life, with immeasurable impact on his career. Every step of Monk's musical journey is teased out in meticulous detail, from his childhood piano lessons to his groundbreaking half-year run headlining at New York's Five Spot, along with behind-the-scenes stories from the recording sessions for classic albums like Brilliant Corners ) breaks down the mythology, taking great pains to establish, for example, that Monk, far from being an untutored savant, was intimately familiar with classical and popular music. “Elusive, mysterious, strange, eccentric, weird, genius”-the legend of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk began early in his career, propagated by supporters and detractors in equal measure.
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