Product Details

• Actors: Thelonious Monk
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Bmg Special Product
• VHS Release Date: December 14, 1993
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302973422
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,385 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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33 of 35 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

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

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.

5 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazingly inspiring, January 26, 2001

By A Customer

To SEE Monk playing the piano adds a whole new dimension to his music. This man was truly channelling. Thank God for Thelonious Monk.