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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Documentary, Music - 1988
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
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A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
Director:
,
Charlotte Zwerin
Cast:
,
Samuel E. Wright
,
Harry Colomby
,
Thelonious Monk
,
John Coltrane
,
Jimmy Cleveland
,
Nellie Monk
,
Nica De Koenigswarter

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Details

Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
25 Oct 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The Monk music that courses through the film is extraordinary in its range of feeling.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
The musical value of this footage is so powerful that nothing can deface it, despite the best efforts of Zwerin to do so.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
I had heard the music before. What the film gave me was an opportunity to see Thelonious Monk creating some of it, and, just as importantly, an opportunity to see how those who knew him loved him.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
8 Apr 2008
rotten:
We might be moved by Monk's childlike dependency on his wife, baffled by his esoteric humour, honoured simply by his presence, but all we really need now are the records.
– ,
Time Out,
8 Apr 2008
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