tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118775504571668911.post7092345076302616224..comments2023-09-11T04:26:48.862-04:00Comments on Passing Notes: Reader's Notes - Top Ten Jazz BooksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14237492362028689345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118775504571668911.post-44017943901696122132011-05-19T11:51:37.471-04:002011-05-19T11:51:37.471-04:00Mostly, I must say, I prefer to listen - but I hav...Mostly, I must say, I prefer to listen - but I have read several jazz books. My favorite of all is Robin D.G.Kelley's biography of Thelonious Monk, without a doubt. A close second would be Charles Mingus' Beneath the Underdog, a book that is more jazz than biography. The latest biography of Louis Armstrong, called Pops I believe, is really good too... DeweyDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717635548976200668noreply@blogger.com