Blu-ray Review Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser: Criterion Collection — Blu-ray review (1 Viewer)

[Preston Jones]

A fascinating glimpse at the off-stage life and on-stage artistry of jazz great Thelonious Monk arrives in the Criterion Collection with Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser.



Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)



Released: 01 Oct 1989
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 90 min




Director: Charlotte Zwerin
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music



Cast: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland
Writer(s): N/A



Plot: A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.



IMDB rating: 7.5
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Warner Brothers
Distributed By: Criterion...

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