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With: Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, Ben Riley, Phil Woods, Johnny Griffin, Ray Copeland, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Samuel E. Wright (narrator)
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Written by: n/a
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Directed by: Charlotte Zwerin
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MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Running Time: 90
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Date: 10/25/1988
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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
Brilliant Corners
By Jeffrey M. Anderson The same year he directed Bird (1988), about jazz legend Charlie Parker, Clint Eastwood helped produce the excellent documentary Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser. Directed by Charlotte Zwerin (Gimme Shelter), the film collects tons of recently-found vintage footage of Monk in action; playing, talking, and spending time with friends. Zwerin connected the old footage with new interviews with Monk's friends and collaborators. The portrait that emerges is one of genius, sadness, and a certain withdrawn forlorn-ness, as shown in a single, haunting shot of Monk spinning around in circles in a crowded airport.
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