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![“This [Thelonious Monk: The Life And Times Of An American Original] is another one of those books with the perfect blend of anecdote and analysis. The analysis is built into the anecdote. It has that right feel about it. It's not too scholarly, either.” quote by Scott McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc5/scott-mcclanahan-14739_analysis_this-thelonious-monk-the-life-and-times_1349956.jpg)
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