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Parody of real jazzman Thelonius Monk in the children's picture book ''Babar Comes to America'' (1965) by Laurent de Brunhoff. He appears in a single panel as visiting royalty King Babar comes to a New York nightclub to see him. | Parody of real jazzman Thelonius Monk in the children's picture book ''Babar Comes to America'' (1965) by Laurent de Brunhoff. He appears in a single panel as visiting royalty King Babar comes to a New York nightclub to see him. | ||
| − | However, Priest is drawn looking like other real jazzman Dizzy Gillespie, with a trumpet and giant, puffed-out cheeks. | + | However, Priest is drawn looking like other real jazzman Dizzy Gillespie, with a trumpet and giant, puffed-out cheeks. Thelonious Monk was a pianist, not a horn player. |
[[Category:1965|Priest]] | [[Category:1965|Priest]] | ||
[[Category:Picture books|Priest]] | [[Category:Picture books|Priest]] | ||
[[Category:Jazz|Priest]] | [[Category:Jazz|Priest]] | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 18 October 2017
Parody of real jazzman Thelonius Monk in the children's picture book Babar Comes to America (1965) by Laurent de Brunhoff. He appears in a single panel as visiting royalty King Babar comes to a New York nightclub to see him.
However, Priest is drawn looking like other real jazzman Dizzy Gillespie, with a trumpet and giant, puffed-out cheeks. Thelonious Monk was a pianist, not a horn player.
