Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser (#1265) USED maiden Japan managing editor of RogerEbert

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Release Date: 12/12/22

Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser (#1265) USED maiden Japan managing editor of RogerEbertThe closest a film camera ever got to enigmatic jazz visionary Thelonious Monk, this intimate portrait sheds light on the corners of a brilliant and complex life. Superbly crafted by Direct Cinema pioneer Charlotte Zwerin from a trove of precious 1960s archival footage, Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser captures the pianist and bebop innovator in rare, unguarded moments on and offstage, revealing an eccentric and complicated personality. Made with