Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
90 min
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.
- Release date
- October 25, 1988
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Dick Hyman
Where to watch
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Straight, No Chaser / [opening narration] · Thelonious Monk1:52
- Pannonica · Thelonious Monk5:11
- Trinkle, Tinkle · Thelonious Monk6:39
- Ugly Beauty (rehearsal) · Thelonious Monk2:31
- Ugly Beauty · Thelonious Monk7:19
- Epistrophy · Thelonious Monk5:39
- Evidence · Thelonious Monk9:01
- I Mean You (Stickball) (rehearsal and performance) · Thelonious Monk4:20
- Lulu's Back in Town · Thelonious Monk4:15
- Don't Blame Me · Thelonious Monk2:54
- Sweetheart of All My Dreams · Thelonious Monk1:43
- 'Round Midnight · Thelonious Monk2:15
Cast
- Jimmy Cleveland as Self (trombonist, Thelonious Monk Octet)
- Thelonious Monk as Self (archive footage)
- John Coltrane as Self (archive footage)
- Samuel E. Wright as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Harry Colomby as Self (personal manager)
- Nica De Koenigswarter as Self
- Tommy Flanagan as Self (duo, piano performance)
- Larry Gales as Self (Thelonius Monk Quartet
- Larry Gales as Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player)
- Johnny Griffin as Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, tenor sax)
- Barry Harris as Self (duo, piano performance)
Crew
- Thelonious Monk · Archive footage
- John Coltrane · Archive footage
- Ray Copeland · Archive footage
- Charlotte Zwerin · Director
- Bruce Ricker · Producer
- Charlotte Zwerin · Producer
- Dick Hyman · Composer
- Christian Blackwood · Cinematographer