Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser Movie Review 1989

Acclaimed documentary on the famous jazz pianist, featuring remembrances from friends and colleagues and copious performance footage, including the rarely seen 1967-68 on-the-road sequences shot by Michael and Christian Blackwood.

Distribution

Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., 1 CNN Ctr., Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404)827-1700, Toll-free: 800-523-0823, Fax: (404)827-2000, URL: http://www.turner.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Music--Performance, Music--Jazz

Cast

Thelonious Monk, Harry Colomby, Bob Jones, Nica De Koenigswarter

Director

Charlotte Zwerin

Other

Samuel E. Wright

Producer

Charlotte Zwerin