Part one of a two-part portrait of the great Jazz composer and pianist. In 1968, we had the opportunity to spend time with Thelonious Monk and his musicians, following him in New York and Atlanta. In New York his quartet plays at the Village Vanguard and at recording sessions for Columbia Records; in Atlanta they appear at a Jazz Festival organized by George Wein. The members of the quartet were Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, and Ben Riley.
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Thelonious Monk
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Nica De Koenigswarter
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Larry Gales
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Ben Riley
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Charlie Rouse
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Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969
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Christian Blackwood Director · Michael Blackwood Director
First release January 1, 1968
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Original language
English
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1968
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No release date listed for United States.
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