Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

A loving and honest portrait of Thelonious Monk, this legendary eccentric jazz figure: the director (the life-long editor of the Maysles Brothers) avoids approaching this musical genius through a mythic discourse, but focuses on the source of it all: some flexible, unusually tense fingers that made the clavier wave with an unprecedented technique.

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Direction: Charlotte Zwerin

Cinematography: Christian Blackwood

Production: Malpaso Productions, Michael Blackwood Productions, Monk Film Project

Producers: Bruce Ricker, Charlotte Zwerin

Executive producer: Clint Eastwood

Format: ProRes

Color: Color/B&W

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 1988

Duration: 99'

Contact: Michael Blackwood Productions

Charlotte Zwerin

Filmography

1988 Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser