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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Jazz
EAN: 0824121001889
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Label: Tdk DVD Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Tdk DVD Video
MPN: NOADVWWJITMD
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Tdk DVD Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Running Time: 62 minutes
Studio: Tdk DVD Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2006

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Naxos Of America Inc Release Date: 12/05/2006

Amazon.com:
This DVD, which contains Thelonious Monk's two studio television performances taped in Oslo and Copenhagen in 1966, proves that seeing Monk is as important as hearing him. He's backed by his legendary quartet - tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist Larry Gales, and drummer Ben Riley, who was forced to play with a spare borrowed drumkit. Save for the two renditions of the standard "Lulu's Back in Town" and another popular song, "Don't Blame Me," the rest of the six selections are pure Monk, including the spellbinding "Blue Monk," the algorithmic "Epistrophy," and of course, his eternal ballad "'Round Midnight," delivered here at a slightly faster tempo. Thelonious's flat-fingered touch, trancelike dancing (which Riley playfully mimics), fancy footwork at the keyboard, and wild choice of hats steal the show. In the 20-page liner notes,trumpeter, arranger, and Monk scholar Don Sickler encourages you to, "[t]ake this fantastic opportunity to get a better understanding of his distinct style, of the unique way he accompanies soloists, and the other idiosyncrasies that make Monk a musical treasure." --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- an invaluable treasure
We Americans have so much to thank the Europeans for - appreciating the creativity of great jazz musicians in certainly one of them. So many of these great artists were sadly ignored by mainstream audiences in the US, but adored in Europe - one such spirit was Thelonious Monk, whose contributions to the genre cannot be over-emphasized. As a result of jazz being relegated to small clubs and limited exposure for too many years, there are preciously few video documents of these players at work - the ... Read More

Rating:

- A good look at Thelonious and crew
This is good crisp visual with good audio of a group
that merits a glimpse of their contribution to music.
This scratched my itch for a view of the great Charlie
Rouse, who has been underated, as one cd is titled,
"The Unsung Hero". You will see Thelonious give way to
Charlie's superb playing. I thank Europe for filming
great American musicians for us.

Rating:

- monk in action
super concert footage. it's difficult to find good concert footage of monk in action. great to watch his brilliance in motion. you can't beat this dvd. a pure viewing pleasure for any monk fan or anyone that appreciates the best in jazz!

Rating:

- Seeing Monk is almost as important as hearing him
I've been a Monk-o-phile since 1955, but I had never seen him before. Someday, I am going to turn off the sound (which is very very very good) and just watch his fingers. He has an unusual "touch" on the keys---flat fingered and pounding or tickling by turns. On another DVD, Randy Weston points out that Monk put his whole body into the music. That is clear on this DVD. At the end of the Denmark set, he is drenched in sweat--not from moving around, but from the "work" of creating this music. It's ... Read More

Rating:

- Typical Jazz Lover
Good dvd, suprisingly good sound. If you appreciate true talent just doing what they do best, this is a good series.

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