DVD
Thelonious Monk : straight no chaser
Languages
In English, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Performers
Thelonious Monk.
Publication Information
[Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (90 minutes) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Summary
Filmmaker Bruce Ricker couldn't believe his luck. Michael and Christian Blackwood's extensive 1968 footage of modern jazz pianist/composer Thelonious Monk--including the very private Monk offstage--was in excellent shape. The reels were, Ricker said, "just sitting there like the Dead Sea Scrolls of jazz." Ricker, as coproducer, joins director and fellow producer Charlotte Zwerin, executive producer Clint Eastwood and others to bring these "scrolls" to vibrant life. Their Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser combines the Blackwood footage of groundbreaker Monk in studio, on tour and behind the scenes with new interviews, archival photos and more to create a landmark aural and visual treat.
Notes
Title from container.
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'play only' devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
Originally released as a documentary in 1988.