Ten years after turning a collegiate hobby into a recording career that has taken them around the world on tour, the a cappella group tells its story through music on one shot. With thelonious monk, john coltrane, jimmy cleveland, harry colomby. Straight no chaser sheet music composed by thelonious monk 1 of 1 pages. Here, thats not the case, despite the playing being as brilliant as ever. Scan through the archives by searching the word valentine to find a mess more of uninterrupted hours of romancetinged jazz. Thelonious monk s straight, no chaser is one of those few.
It was a shock to see monk doing what my friend described so long before. Download in the groove, jazz and beyond inauguration suite. Thelonious monk straight,no chaser classic modern jazz. Straight, no chaser 1988 is a documentary about the life of. Tune in to hear more details about each of this weeks releases, letters from four of our listeners, as well as a special segment dedicated to the recent passing of ron hutchinson where we reflect on his legacy at the vitaphone project. Mar 29, 2010 if you see the documentary straight no chaser, theres a scene at an airport where monk s just spinning around and around. Richards was of mexican and cuban ancestry although born in the usa and this suite reflects his latino heritage. Dorian gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800s london, meets lord henry wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend basil hallward. Recorded royal festival hall, london, 29 august 1984. Much like tenor madness, blue monk, and many other tunes, if you can handle a blues, you can handle playing over this tune. Nows the time performed by charlie parker written by charlie parker courtesy of blue note records a division of capitol records, inc. There are 11 selections here, all recorded between 19621968, the period of monk s tenure with the label.
There are intelligent contributions from his son t. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals straight no chaser. Se7en soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Coproducer bruce ricker acquired footage of monk that noted. Straight no chaser is a lively and loving tribute to the genius of thelonious monk. Monk s blues was panned by the critics when it was originally issued in 1969 and although some of oliver nelsons arrangements are not ideal for monk theres much to enjoy on this album. All song by thelonious monk unless otherwise noted side one locomotive 6.
Sep 26, 2018 on discovering the music of thelonious monk. The album was reissued on cd in 1996, including restored versions of. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Monk s most famous songs include round midnight, brilliant corners, pannonica and straight, no chaser, which also is the title of a documentary of his life and career. My life with the rolling stones, the grateful dead and other wonderful reprobates. The 50 best music documentaries and concert films ever. Jan 16, 2018 in charlotte zwerins 1988 film straight, no chaser, thelonious monk road manager bob jones tells a story about monk appearing on a television show sometime in the late 50s. Straight no chaser by thelonious monk on amazon music. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Latinautor, ultra publishing, solar music rights management, sony atv publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. Feathers with jaki howard riley piano with jaki byard piano on tracks 1 and 2. Straight no chaser tutorial straight no chaser improvisation. Librivox recording of the picture of dorian gray, by oscar wilde. Thelonious monk straight, no chaser 15 video dailymotion.
Monk s angular, overtly logical piano playing can come across cold or distant at times. Download in the groove, jazz and beyond women in jazz and. Straight, no chaser thelonious monk 1967 full album. Calling an album the essential thelonious monk is a bit misleading, especially since all the material comes from one label.
Mar 28, 2010 there is a thelonious monk institute of jazz, complete with college, high school and elementary programs in jazz, including a twoyear college scholarship program to loyola university in new orleans to study with the best in the world. Includes such hallowed monk melodies as round midnight. Straight time streaming vf gratuit 1978 film francais hd. Straight, no chaser is een jazzstandard gecomponeerd door thelonious monk. The lion sleeps tonight by straight no chaser youtube. The documentary film straight no chaser 1988 hints that monks erratic behaviour was caused by mental illness.
Tracking the life and art of thelonious monk the new. Download on amazon straight, no chaser play on apple. Charlotte zwerins straight, no chaser is built around footage shot for a 1967 german tv special about monk, and it has monk in all his strange glory, onstage and off. Straight, no chaser thelonious monk song info allmusic. It features davis on trumpet, adderley on alto sax, coltrane on tenor sax, bill evans on piano, paul chambers on bass, and jimmy cobb on drums. Crisscross is a postbop album featuring complex melodies and harmonies, monk s unique style of stride piano, and his unique ideas on pitch qualities for his improvisations.
Recorded at porcupine studio, london, 10 january 1988. Warner archive podcast dangerous duos listen via stitcher. Listen to warner archive podcast episodes free, on demand. Straight, no chaser is an album by jazz musician thelonious monk, released in 1967. Straight, no chaser performed by thelonious monk written by thelonious monk by arrangement with sony music licensing courtesy of columbia records. Fred armisens second big seasonthree episode takes aim at the 1980s miniwave of moody blackandwhite documentaries about jazz greats, like charlotte zwerins thelonious monk. A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great. Nonetheless, this may arguably be the essential thelonious monk material on the label. Straight no chaser sheet music for bass download free in pdf or. Thelonious monk s music is its own internal world, with its own rules, logic and surprises, whose angular style has a levity and playfulness to it. Straight, no chaser thelonious monk album wikipedia. Monks son, also named thelonious, is a jazz musician, a drummer of some renown.
The essential thelonious monk on columbia at least, 11 tracks taken from his 19621968 tenure with the label. Stream straight, no chaser by thelonious monk on amazon. Clint eastwood, charlotte zwerin, bruce ricker, charlotte zwerin, samuel e. The album was reissued on cd in 1996, including restored versions of previously abridged performances and three additional tracks track listing. I interviewed michael blackwood, who shot that footage in 1968. Although i love monk s work with john coltrane, i believe that this is his warmest, most accessible album. Herbie had signed with blue note records and was playing with miles davis in his second great quintet. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of time monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. New to bluray this week wild rovers 1971, year of the dragon 1985 and starsky and hutch 2004. Straight no chaser is a lively and loving tribute to the. Sep 28, 2015 thelonious monk licensed to youtube by sme.
Mar 28, 2004 complete list of thelonious monk music featured in tv shows and movies. Jan 23, 2017 this edition of the stan kenton orchestra was one of his finest and when this 7 part suite was commissioned by stan for composer johnny richards, it was perfect timing. Download this podcast begins with a set of women instrumentalists in jazz music. Straight no chaser sheet music for piano download free in pdf or.
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great thelonious sphere monk. If youd like to listen to the originals, here they are. Oct 05, 20 in addition to alfs original theme, he also arranged and recorded music by two legendary jazz artists. Leslie gourse did get people to talk, and the best parts of her biography are comments from family members and friends inside monks sphere. Also heard here is monk, jimmy greene and craig hartley. Thelonious monk straight, no chaser numbered 180g vinyl. Riley with mario castronari double bass and tony marsh drums, tracks 3 9. One of the first songs i had ever learned was straight, no chaser, so i had known of his music, but i had never checked his playing out, and wow. Straight time 1978 streaming vostfr gratuit film francais hd. At the end of the podcast, i pay tribute to barack obamas 2nd term as president of the united states with a mashup of excerpts of his inaugural address and thelonious monk s straight no chaser. Apr 15, 2019 herbie hancock is tonights jazz feature artist and this is one of his pivotal recordings done during a very fertile period in herbies career. A south sudanese refugee and the music that cuts his heart to pieces. Straight no chaser is live in studio tonight at dont miss it. About fifteen years ago, i first saw straight, no chaser.
Learn how to play jeff beal songs for piano and clarinet online. Straight no chaser, a song by thelonious monk on spotify. Print and download in pdf or midi straight no chaser thelonious monk. Straight, no chaser 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Download on amazon straight, no chaser play on apple music. Thelonius monk, straight no chaser constructed around preexisting footage of the legendary jazz pianist and composer, thelonious monk. In the straight no chaser effort to make valentines day a bit easier for our loyal listeners, here is the annual valentines day mix.
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