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Thelonious Monk straight, no chaser

Thelonious Monk straight, no chaser

Blu-ray 1988

The closest a film camera ever got to enigmatic jazz visionary Thelonious Monk, this intimate portrait sheds light on the corners of a brilliant and complex life. Superbly crafted by Direct Cinema pioneer Charlotte Zwerin from a trove of precious 1960s archival footage, Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser captures the pianist and bebop innovator in rare, unguarded moments on- and offstage, revealing an eccentric and complicated personality. Made...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Jazz History and criticism
Jazz musicians United States Biography
Monk, Thelonious
Pianists Biography
Piano music (Jazz) History and criticism
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ISBN:
9798886072877
Edition:
Blu-ray special edition
Description:
1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
full screen
HDTV
video file
Blu-ray video
region A
Target Audience Note:
E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
Other Title:
Straight, no chaser
container of (work): Thelonious Monk: straight, no chaser (Motion picture) [Blu-ray]
Notes:
Title from container
For specific added features see container or interactive features menu while viewing disc
Special features: Interactive menus ; Monk career highlights ; theatrical trailer ; scene access
Originally released as a documentary film in 1988
Thelonious Monk
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; full screen format (1.33:1 aspect ratio) ; monaural
For private home use only
Audio track in English, captions in English
Control Number:
3409912
UPC:
715515314411
Other Authors:
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Eastwood, Clint, 1930- film producer
Ricker, Bruce, 1942-2011, film producer
Zwerin, Charlotte, film director, film producer
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