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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
PG-13
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)

PG-13

90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.

Director

Charlotte Zwerin

Producers

Bruce Ricker | Charlotte Zwerin

Composer

Dick Hyman

Cinematographer

Christian Blackwood

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Release date

Oct 1, 1989 (United States)

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Jimmy Cleveland Self (trombonist, Thelonious Monk Octet) Self (trombonist, Thelonious Monk Octet) See fewer	Satan in High Heels (1962)
Harry Colomby Self (personal manager) Self (personal manager) See fewer	Breakdown (I) (1997)
John Coltrane Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Adrift (I) (2018)
Ray Copeland Self (Thelonious Monk Octet: trumpet) (archive footage) Self (Thelonious Monk Octet: trumpet) (archive footage) See fewer	Kiss Her Goodbye (1959)
Nica De Koenigswarter Self Self See fewer	Monk (1968)
Tommy Flanagan Self (duo, piano performance) Self (duo, piano performance) See fewer	Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Larry Gales Self (Thelonius Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player) Self (Thelonius Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player) See fewer	NDR Jazz Workshops (1958)
Johnny Griffin Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, tenor sax) Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, tenor sax) See fewer	Spoiled Children (1977)
Barry Harris Self (duo, piano performance) Self (duo, piano performance) See fewer	The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976)
Bob Jones Self (road manager) Self (road manager) See fewer	The Zodiac Killer (1971)
Teo Macero Self (Columbia Records producer) Self (Columbia Records producer) See fewer	Virus (1980)
Thelonious Monk Jr. Self Self See fewer	The Jazz Baroness (2009)
Nellie Monk Self Self See fewer	Monk in Europe (1968)
Thelonious Monk Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Omega Man (1971)
Frank Paccione Self -Vocalist (singing voice) Self -Vocalist (singing voice) See fewer	Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
Ben Riley Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, drummer) Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, drummer) See fewer	Monk in Europe (1968)
Charlie Rouse Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet: saxophone, Thelonious Monk Octet: tenor saxophone) (archive footage) Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet: saxophone, Thelonious Monk Octet: tenor saxophone) (archive footage) See fewer	Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
Phil Woods Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, alto sax) Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, alto sax) See fewer	Choose Me (1984)
Samuel E. Wright Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Little Mermaid (1989)