YouTube Pick - Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser - Day by Day with Bret Primack 10/11/11

[aarfeld]

I've watched "Straight, No Chaser" a couple of times now and enjoyed it very much. It gave me some great insight into his life. The biography of him that came out a couple of years ago is quite excellent and I highly recommend it. I checked it at my local library and others may find a copy in their local libraries as well.

[speakeasynyc]

Favorite Monk? Love these kind of questions. 1st is with Sonny, Brilliant Corners is brilliant, then with the other Tenor titan Coltrane. The recently discovered Live set from Carnegie Hall really captures the flavor of the band, however it is impossible to leave out the original Riverside album with Trane where Monk calls out "Coltrane" as Trane enters. Like Tinkers to Evans. There must be solo Monk. I love live in S.F, but also a less know album that was on Black Lion: the London collection.

[ollingpolling]

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing it.

By the way, do you know if there's anything similar about Coltrane? Or at least anything where you can see him as a person speaking? Couldn't find anything. No wonder he's a mistery!

Anyway I like what you're doing. Keep it up! Cheers! :)

[ollingpolling]

@ollingpolling Btw: What's that tune at the end of your "day by day"? Groovy!

[JazzVideoGuy]

@ollingpolling Archie Shepp, Blues for Brother George Jackson, from Attica Blues

[ollingpolling]

@JazzVideoGuy Thanks for the reply. Checking it out now. Great stuff! Thanks

[JazzVideoGuy]

@ollingpolling There are some audio tapes of Coltrane interviews, but nothing on film. Wish there was!

[matoflash]

@ollingpolling I have found one great documentary, called The World According to John Coltrane. It's not footage of Trane talking, but a least you see him live, walking, playing etc.

Also, like Bret said, there are some audio interviews of him!

[JazzVideoGuy]

@matoflash That's a good doc, but I prefer the Jazz Icons Coltrane DVD.

[ollingpolling]

@matoflash Thanks matoflash, that's a promising title. I'll check it out. Cheers

[JazzyZenBrotha]

The documentary is absolutely fantastic! I loved it!

By the way, my favorite Monk tunes are "Epistrophy" and "Trinkle Tinkle." But if I had to choose my favorite Monk album it would be "UNDERGROUND" all the way!

[ehasch]

I liked that documentary.

[StromboliKicks]

I like that part of the documentary when a journalist ask him what kind of music does he like! it's so funny!

[qcanimezing]

Neat Bebop video!

[JazzVideoGuy]

@qcanimezing Monk was one of Bebop's inventors.

[maisqpoesia9999lcg]

Brilliant!!!This documentary is very well done!!! MONK FOREVER!!!!!! Thanks my friend!! Hugs! Luiz Cláudio - Brazil.

[DajaWaja]

when you post something like a full documentary in youtube you may end having problems with copyrighting 'n stuff

[JazzVideoGuy]

@ReddsMando The most recent Monk bio?

[drorby]

It's really a great one, thank you very much love to hear about more recommended documentaries on youtube that you know of.

Thanks again

[JazzVideoGuy]

@drorby Will be featuring my favorites, each week.