vhs video: Thelonious Monk

vhs video: Thelonious Monk

vhs video:

Thelonious Monk

Count Basie, Billie Holiday

Vintage Jazz, 1998

Simply the Best
I had heard the LP put out in the 1950s of this great program. I have owned it on tape. I've seen portions of the performances in Jazz documentaries over the decades. I even bought the VHS as a Christmas present for my Dad. Simply nothing prepared me for how much ...

Jazz on a Summer's Day

Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson

New Yorker Video, 2000

Best Jazz Film Ever Made
See title of review.Also considered a landmark in documentary fil making in and of itself. Chazz

Thelonius Monk - Straight No Chaser

Thelonious Monk, Jimmy Cleveland

Warner Home Video, 2001

Portrait of an Artist
I don't think the filmmakers who shot this footage set out to make this film. I think they set out to make another film, but they made this one for better or worse. Thelonious Monk's "eccentricities" were well known to his fans, but this film shows more than just ...

Thelonious Monk: Japan - Europe 1961/63

Thelonious Monk

Vidjazz, 1999

Great performances, bad quality video
The format of these videos is great, no narration just a simple presentation of the wonderful footage in full. However I think the footage has lost a lot in quality from transferring from PAL to NTSC or from the original mastering (check out the 'Straight no Chaser' or ...

Masters of American Music - Count Basie - Swingin' the Blues - A Celebration of Basie's Legacy

Louis Armstrong, Count Basie

Bmg Special Product, 1993

Portrait of a Nice Guy
Don't expect a music video--it's a documentary, and an excellent one, much of it in Basie's own words and those of some of his best sidemen. No serious Basie fan should miss it.

In Oslo
Thelonious Monk

Rhapsody Films, 1994

Jazz on a Summer's Day

Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson

New Yorker Films, 2000

Best Jazz Film Ever Made
See title of review.Also considered a landmark in documentary fil making in and of itself. Chazz

Thelonious Monk - American Composer

Thelonious Monk

Bmg Special Product, 1993

I love Monk and this video
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 ...

Piano Legends

Chick Corea, Thelonious Monk

Video Artists Int'l, 1999

A great insight into some of the greatest piano jazz
This video is very well made, and Chick's hosting and narrative in well thought out and conveys a deep knowledge of the medium. (After all, he IS Chick Corea) Sound quality on most of the clips is accurate for the most part, but it's the content that really makes it ...