Straight, no chaser thelonious monk song info allmusic. Song information for straight, no chaser thelonious monk on allmusic. Straight no chaser by thelonious monk on amazon music. He played the piano as if he knew exactly what every note should mean and be, and had known it for a long time. Straight, no chaser 1988 starring thelonious monk and tommy flanagan on dvd and bluray. Straight, no chaser 1988 is a documentary about the life of thelonious monk. Straight, no chaser 1988 along with charlie parker and dizzy gillespie, pianist thelonious monk is credited as one of the pioneering musicians of bebop and is the second most. The onehour, 30minute film is shown above, and can also be found in our collection of free movies online. Straight, no chaser is a 1988 documentary about the life of bebop pianist and composer thelonious monk. This particular song is a happy one, but it is not mood that carries the stamp of monk, it is authority. This film is a documentary of the late thelonious monk born on october 10, 1917 in rocky mountain, north carolina, who moved to manhattan, new york, at the age of four. Check out straight, no chaser by thelonious monk on amazon music. Straight, no chaser 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thelonious monk straight no chaser film streaming complet.
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great thelonious monk. 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. Straight, no chaser stars jimmy cleveland, harry colomby, john coltrane, ray copeland the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of. Features live performances by monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius. In the film, monk s son says that his father sometimes did not recognize him, and he reports that monk was hospitalized on several occasions owing to an unspecified mental illness that worsened in the late 1960s. All song by thelonious monk unless otherwise noted side one locomotive 6. This makes straight, no chaser seem less innovative in comparison, but the seeds of underground may have begun to emerge on its predecessor. The definitive and complete straight, no chaser thelonious monk s fruitful tenure at columbia records resulted in several classic recordings, and coincided with having his portrait on the cover of time magazinea distinction bestowed on only five jazz artists.
Straight, no chaser 1988 attributes monk s quirky behavior to mental illness. The film, made by malpaso productions clint eastwoods production. Thelonious monk s straight, no chaser is one of those few. Clint eastwood ama il jazz e lo ha dimostrato con bird. Straight, no chaser is an album by jazz musician thelonious monk, released in 1967. Straight, no chaser, an album by thelonious monk on spotify. Thelonious monk straight, no chaser the overjazz channel aims to offer only the best recordings of the begining era of modern music. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Produced by clint eastwood, and directed by charlotte zwerin, it features live performances by monk and his group, and. Straight, no chaser 1988, scheda completa del film di charlotte zwerin con jimmy cleveland, harry colomby, john coltrane. Father, musician, automotivewatchjames bond enthusiast. Straight, no chaser by thelonious monk on amazon music.
Straight, no chaser 1988 10251988 us documentary, music 1h 30m user score. Since then, whenever i think of the term jazz music, my mind conjures the sounds of that album, and a few others, as a definition of the term. Watch the video for straight no chaser by thelonious monk for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Anche questo documentario, da lui prodotto mentre stava realizzando il film su charlie parker, costituisce. Clint eastwood, charlotte zwerin, bruce ricker, charlotte zwerin, samuel e.
It is clear throughout the film that monk never had any. Thelonious monk straight, no chaser 15 video dailymotion. The film was created when a large amount of archived footage of monk was found in the 1980s. Rediscover genius compositions from the parents of todays. Listen to your favorite songs from straight no chaser by thelonious monk now. A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great thelonious sphere monk. Straight, no chaser is a 1988 documentary about the life of bebop. Watch the video for straight, no chaser from thelonious monk s milestones for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Straight no chaser combines the blackwoods rare footage of monk in studio on tour and behind the scenes with new interviews, archival photos.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Monk had not recorded in a few years before straight, no chaser, so perhaps this served as a warm up to one of his last, and arguably one of his best, late albums. Thelonious monk straight,no chaser 1967 classic modern jazz straight,no chaser is just one of the many modern jazz standards that have been composed by thelonious monk. Straight, no chaser thelonious monk credits allmusic. The album was reissued on cd in 1996, including restored versions of previously abridged performances and three additional tracks. Remixed to digital tape from the original fourtrack analog masters, reequalized and remastered, by mark wilder, december, 1995, at sony music studios, nyc. The first jazz album i ever owned, or even really listened to from start to finish, was kind of blue by miles davis. It was first recorded july 23, 1951 for the genius of modern music sessions, and later appears on mulligan meets monk, 5 by monk by 5, straight, no chaser, and on monk s blues. Thelonious monk licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia. Straight, no chaser thelonious monk album wikipedia. Straight, no chaser, 1989, directed by charlotte zwerin, with ray copeland, thelonious monk, john coltrane, at turner classic movies. Progressive jazz maitre thelonious monk 19171982 is the subject of this featurelength documentary.
Straight, no chaser thelonious monk 1967 full album. Thelonious monk straight,no chaser classic modern jazz. Michael and christian blackwoods extensive 1968 footage of the groundbreaking modern jazz pianist and composer thelonious monk. On 10 january 1967 the quartet recorded the remaining compositions straight, no chaser, we see and kojo no tsuki also known as japanese folk song, and the session was completed with a solo version of between the devil and the deep blue sea. Directed by charlotte zwerin, it features live performances by monk and his group, and posthumous interviews with friends and family. Available for the first time on 180gram 2lp with the full performances of the original tracks and including two bonus tracks, this new impex release gets you closer to monk s genius than ever before.
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