(Hardback)

The author draws together a comprehensive reconstruction of Thelonious Monk's performances and recordings. Woven through the chronological listing of Monk's work is the story of his rise as one of the key pianists and composers of jazz, and his decline in health and popularity to his death in 1982.

(Hardback)

Chris Sheridan presents a major discographical study of an American jazz giant, Cannonball Adderley, whose career had a significant impact on jazz's development.