Product Details

• Actors: Thelonious Monk
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bmg Special Product
• DVD Release Date: April 30, 2002
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006672J
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,707 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wanting More, February 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Thelonious Monk - American Composer (DVD)

This is a great DVD mainly featuring interviews with Monk's friends and family, providing fascinating info about the man. However on my wish-list is a comprehensive DVD of Monk's performances (there seems to be plenty of footage) WITHOUT any talking over his playing!. I am much more interested in Monk's music than in the art of the video-editor.

Classical musicians can expect all of their performances to be seen and heard, jazz on video should be treated the same. Particularily as watching Monk play live adds a great deal to appreciating his music, his timing, improvisational skills and generally pushing it to the edge !

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Monk and this video, September 7, 2003

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Rick Bruner "Internet marketing guy" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thelonious Monk - American Composer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've watched this three times and look forward to my next viewing again. Features interviews with many of his contemporaries including Billy Taylor, Marion White, Barry Harris and his son Thelonious Mon Jr., as well as lots of footage of the master himself playing. I'm a huge Monk fan, and I found this fascinating and very informative on what made this genius tick. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When and who did it..., May 7, 2011

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Joe Public "jpub" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thelonious Monk - American Composer (DVD)

Some of us actually like to know when a dvd (especially a documentary) was created and who did it... and for some reason no outlet, including Amazon, ever thinks it worth mentioning. What we get is the release date of the most recent packaging.
So here it is:
"THELONIOUS MONK; American Composer" Toby Bryon/Multiprises in association with Taurus Films, Matthew Seig Director, Written by Quincy Troupe, c 1993, 60 minutes