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Thelonious Monk, straight no chaser, Warner Bros. Pictures ; Clint Eastwood presents ; directed by Charlotte Zwerin ; produced by Charlotte Zwerin, Bruce Ricker ; a Malpaso production of a film by the Monk Film Project, Inc. ; produced in association with Michael Blackwood Productions, Inc

eng

videorecording

Rated PG-13

Thelonious Monk

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Warner Bros. Pictures ; Clint Eastwood presents ; directed by Charlotte Zwerin ; produced by Charlotte Zwerin, Bruce Ricker ; a Malpaso production of a film by the Monk Film Project, Inc. ; produced in association with Michael Blackwood Productions, Inc

90

straight no chaser

A wide-ranging documentary that aims to put Monk's status into context and perspective. It blends the history of Monk's early career in Harlem with archival black-and-white footage of the pianist performing his own compositions for Norwegian and French TV

Evidence (Monk) -- Rhythm-a-ning (Monk) -- On the bean (Walter Thomas) -- 'Round midnight (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) -- Well, you needn't (Monk) -- Bright Mississippi (Monk) -- Blue Monk (Monk) -- Trinkle tinkle (Monk) -- Rhythm-a-ning (Monk) -- Ugly beauty (Monk) -- Ask me now (Monk) -- Just a gigolo (Irving Caesar, Leonaello Casucci) -- Crepuscule with Nellie (Monk) -- I should care (Sammy Cahn, Alex Stordahl, Paul Weston) -- We see (Monk) -- Oska T. (Monk) -- Evidence (Monk) -- Epistrophy (Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke) -- Don't blame me (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) -- Ruby, my dear (Monk) -- I mean you (Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins) -- Lulu's back in town (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) -- Off minor -- Pannonica (Monk) -- Boo Boo's birthday (Monk) -- Misterioso (Monk) -- Monk's mood (Monk) -- Sweetheart of all my dreams (Art Fitch, Kay Fitch, Bert Lowe) -- 'Round Midnight (Monk)

live action

Straight no chaser