Thelonious Monk

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Rewind & Play
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Rewind & Play

Jan 11, 2023

Rewind & Play
2023 65 min 10 vues
Alain Gomis a trouvé des images inédites d'une émission de télévision française avec le pianiste et compositeur de génie Thelonious Monk en 1969. À partir de ces rushes, il reconstitue un film montrant un Monk invisible, qui lutte à sa manière contre les stéréotypes qui se développent autour de lui.
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Monk, Pannonica et les jazzmen
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Monk, Pannonica et les jazzmen

Apr 24, 2022

Monk, Pannonica et les jazzmen
2022 55 min 1 vues
Paris, 1954. L'histoire de la rencontre, connue grâce à la découverte fortuite d'un carnet oublié, rempli de notes et de photographies, entre une aristocrate britannique blanche, la baronne Pannonica de Koenigswarter, écrivain et mécène du jazz, et un talentueux pianiste noir, Thelonious Monk, l'un des meilleurs musiciens de jazz bebop de tous les temps ; une prodigieuse union de volontés qui a surmonté les préjugés les plus extrêmes de la très conservatrice société américaine.
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Thelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1969
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Thelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1969

Mar 27, 2012

Thelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1969
2012 81 min 1 vues
Thelonious Monk entered a long phase of introspection and cancelled his concert schedule after 1968. He disbanded his quartet with Charlie Rouse, stopped recording for a while, and only performed sporadically. This complete 1969 performance at the famous Salle Pleyel in Paris is one of his last concerts ever with Charlie Rouse. Contents (Paris-Black & White): I Mean You - Ruby, My Dear - Straight, No Chaser - Nutty - Blue Monk - Bright Mississippi - Light Blue - Epistrophy - Don'T Blame Me - 3 O'Clock In The Morning - Interview With Thelonious Monk - Crepuscule With Nellie. Bonus Tracks: Monk Solo in Berlin November 6, 1969 (Color): Sophisticated Lady - Caravan - Solitude. Thelonious Monk-Piano; Charlie Rouse-Tenor Sax; Nate Hygelund-Bass; Paris Wright-Drums; Philly Joe Jones-Drums on 4 and 5 Only.
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Public Speaking
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Public Speaking

Nov 22, 2010

Public Speaking
2010 82 min 57 vues
A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous monologues with archival footage and the effect is a portrait of Fran's worldview and experiences.
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Jazz Icons: Thelonious Monk Live in '66
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Jazz Icons: Thelonious Monk Live in '66

Sep 26, 2006

Jazz Icons: Thelonious Monk Live in '66
2006 62 min 1 vues
Thelonious Monk features two intimate concerts filmed three days apart in Scandanavia in the Spring of 1966 with a legendary quartet that includes drummer Ben Riley, bassist Larry Gales and tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. Thelonious Monk revolutionized jazz with his innovative musical approach and these remarkable performances allow viewers the rare opportunity to experience Monk’s genius up close on his classic compositions “Blue Monk,” “Epistrophy” and “’Round Midnight.”
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Heads
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Heads

Dec 19, 1969

Heads
1969 34 min 1 vues
Includes 'portraits' of Marianne Faithfull, Thelonious Monk and 28 others, some known, some less so.
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

Oct 25, 1988

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1988 90 min 16 vues
Entre 1967 et 1968, les freres Michael et Christian Blackwood suivent et filment pendant six mois Thelonious Monk pendant sa tournee europeenne. Il en resulte une emission pour la television allemande d'une heure. Douze ans plus tard ils en parlent a Bruce Ricker qui contacte aussitot Charlotte Zwerin, la realisatrice. Le financement est difficile mais grace a l'aide de Clint Eastwood, le film peut se realiser. Aux documents des freres Blackwod ont ete ajoutes des documents d'archives et des interviews recentes de ses musiciens.
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It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story
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It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story

Jul 02, 2018

It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story
2018 115 min 10 vues
A documentary about the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records and its German founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. As jews they had to flee Germany and the Hitler regime in the late 1930s. In New York they wrote music history with their record label Blue Note Records.
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Bert Stern: Original Madman
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Bert Stern: Original Madman

Sep 02, 2011

Bert Stern: Original Madman
2011 93 min 6 vues
The untold and intimate life story of one of the greatest American photographers of all time, Bert Stern. After working alongside Stanley Kubrick at Look Magazine, Stern became an original Madison Avenue 'mad man', his images helping to create modern advertising. Ground-breaking photos of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Marilyn Monroe and Twiggy, coupled with his astonishing success in advertising, minted Stern as a celebrity in his own right.
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Monk
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Monk

Jan 01, 1968

Monk
1968 58 min 1 vues
Part one of a two-part portrait of the great Jazz composer and pianist. In 1968, we had the opportunity to spend time with Thelonious Monk and his musicians, following him in New York and Atlanta. In New York his quartet plays at the Village Vanguard and at recording sessions for Columbia Records; in Atlanta they appear at a Jazz Festival organized by George Wein. The members of the quartet were Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, and Ben Riley.
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Monk in Europe
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Monk in Europe

Jan 01, 1968

Monk in Europe
1968 58 min 1 vues
Part two of a two-part portrait of the great Jazz composer and pianist. On his European tour his quartet was joined by Ray Copeland, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, and Johnny Griffin. They traveled as part of George Wein’s Newport Jazz Festival road company to London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Mainz, and Rotterdam.
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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Jun 14, 2019

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
2019 85 min 13 vues
Blue Note Records, l'un des labels les plus importants de l'histoire du jazz, a accueilli des artistes révolutionnaires tels que Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Bud Powell et Art Blakey. Fondé à New York en 1939 par Alfred Lion et Francis Wolff, l'histoire de Blue Note Records va au-delà des enregistrements phares, englobant la poursuite de la liberté musicale, le conflit entre l'art et le commerce, l'idée que la musique est une force transformatrice et révolutionnaire.
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Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969
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Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969

Jan 01, 2013

Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969
2013 61 min 1 vues
Live archive release from the Jazz legend. Thelonious Monk Paris 1969 is a fascinating and important late-career document of the legendary Jazz pianist and composer in performance with his Quartet at the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris, France on December 15, 1969. The concert also featured a surprise guest appearance from renowned drummer Philly Joe Jones. Filmed in Black & White.
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Jazz on a Summer's Day
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Jazz on a Summer's Day

Mar 28, 1960

Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960 82 min 25 vues
“Jazz on a Summer’s Day” est l’un des tout premiers concerts filmés de l’histoire du cinéma. Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Chico Hamilton… Les plus grandes légendes du jazz défilent sous le soleil de Newport et nous livrent une performance unique. Entre deux concerts, Bert Stern filme l’effervescence qui anime cette ville, à la manière d’une parenthèse enchantée.
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Piano Blues
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Piano Blues

Oct 04, 2003

Piano Blues
2003 85 min 10 vues
Clint Eastwood nous fait partager la passion qu'il a toujours éprouvée pour le blues et le piano, un instrument dont il joue lui-même. Son parcours croise les routes de légendes vivantes comme Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Little Richard et Dr. John.
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