Word: monke
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Thelonipus Monk [Feb. 28] typifies the new music, no longer merely a revolt but an art form. Far too often, modern jazz is thought of as a cacophonous battle between a sax and a drum. You present jazz as it truly exists, an artist displaying his soul on a piano...
...deserving tribute to a cat who is so authentically hip that one might say, after Monk: What is jazz...
...exciting portrait of Master Jazzman Thelonious Monk [Feb. 28]. Mr. Monk deserves more than a narrow cult of followers. Although his musical explorations are personal and uncompromising, their emotional appeal is broad and basic. Anyone witnessing a performance by his group will realize that Monk's dramatic "stage presence" is vital to the dignity, humor and discipline of his music...
...Even though we are aware of Mr. Monk's music, and his daughter attends our boarding school, we didn't have too much knowledge of his long musical career. This article has enlightened us in many areas. We are extremely happy to have...
...Your cover story about Thelonious Monk reaffirmed my faith in TIME'S wide scope of news coverage. As an aspiring young Negro artist raised in a ghetto, and a member of the Negro blues school, I understand the forces that shape the Monk-type personality. The authenticity of your article proved that TIME was at home in Monk...