Charlie Rouse was just as warm and friendly as he appears in this clip.A wonderful man,and a beautiful musician. I still miss him ver much,22 years after his passing.
My thanks to Tommy and Barry for playing Monk's original changes to "Well You Needn't". I greatly prefer them to Miles' changes. And,OMG, the NY Cabaret card!! I forgot all about that. I think I still have mine around somewhere, probably in the bottom of a box. :-))
In addition to all of the wonderful footage in this documentary the interior footage of the Five Spot is particularly special--not much footage or photos of it exist. But the camera's pan of the audience is rather amusing and sad.
Part III:As Monk's biographer, Robin D.G. Kelley, rightly points out, this was filmed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement when young people were risking their lives at sit-ins and other protests down South--they just didn't happen to look like these kids from Rutgers.
@PaintersThe: This audience in its entirety was bussed in from Rutgers University for a CBS documentary on the political apathy of contemporary young people. It also included clips of the students being asked their view on Jazz and issues of the day. Five Spot audiences were normally never this exclusively white and young.
TROO. Lots of artists are borderline crazy or just full on crazy. Lots of the old black artists felt like they were going to hell. If you were raised in church and you played worldly music as they called it you were gonna go to hell and take your listeners with you. That type of thing weighed heavily on their minds.
The problem w.these documentaries is that people who had nothing to do with creation of these music talk over it and won't let us make our own mind about it.
Part II: The Five Spot always attracted an audience that was ethnically diverse but as you can see from the footage this audience is composed entirely of white college students who were bussed in from Rutgers especially for this CBS documentary on the political apathy of young people.
Basie was an excellent pianist. Monk is, by any objective standards, relatively clunky. I don't see how Basie could consider Monk any kind of rival. I would imagine it must have been weird for him to see the attention being lavished on Monk by the establishment press at that time.
And people still don't understand Monk, it was never his intention to sound polished or perfect, I have read that he wore those big rings precisely to prevent him from "showing off" for a lack of a better word.
Charlie Rouse was just as warm and friendly as he appears in this clip.A wonderful man,and a beautiful musician. I still miss him ver much,22 years after his passing.
I adore his compositions, 'Round Midnight is probably my favourite jazz tune, it's certainly the one that got me hooked on jazz
I love it too. He’s the best
His playing of Blue Monk is gorgeous here..
9:12 - my favorite part; Monk's personality summed up in one maneuver.
that duet of well you needn't just blows my mind
his hits like a percussion player
My thanks to Tommy and Barry for playing Monk's original changes to "Well You Needn't". I greatly prefer them to Miles' changes.
And,OMG, the NY Cabaret card!! I forgot all about that. I think I still have mine around somewhere, probably in the bottom of a box. :-))
In addition to all of the wonderful footage in this documentary the interior footage of the Five Spot is particularly special--not much footage or photos of it exist. But the camera's pan of the audience is rather amusing and sad.
I do love Thelonious Monk´s music.
Buddy and Wes Montgomery on the left 6:04
And Monk Montgomery as well.
Monk and Wes - Two people that have blessed us all with music of highest order.
Part III:As Monk's biographer, Robin D.G. Kelley, rightly points out, this was filmed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement when young people were risking their lives at sit-ins and other protests down South--they just didn't happen to look like these kids from Rutgers.
That Basie look tho! 😂
I have the opposite reaction.
I think Basie was trying to enjoy the person in front of him.
He does occasionally look bemused, that's true.
@PaintersThe: This audience in its entirety was bussed in from Rutgers University for a CBS documentary on the political apathy of contemporary young people. It also included clips of the students being asked their view on Jazz and issues of the day. Five Spot audiences were normally never this exclusively white and young.
@FreeGuitarLicks: There is a man sitting on the bench holding a Fender electric bass, but it's not Wes.
That`s Wes`s brother, “Monk"
forever spinning
Hey - right near the end at around 9:29, you can see a woman on the stairs - that sure looks like Zita Carno.....is it?
Anyone know where that footage of him playing Bright Mississippi at 3:40 came from?
Not sure, but the tune is NOT Bright Mississippi - It's Green Chimneys!
What's the name of the fist piece that is being played after the interview with Charlie?
Well You Needn't (you probably had an annoying ad covering the title up)
5 stars!
@dbeckster good call
Creativity oftentimes looks like insanity.
TROO. Lots of artists are borderline crazy or just full on crazy. Lots of the old black artists felt like they were going to hell. If you were raised in church and you played worldly music as they called it you were gonna go to hell and take your listeners with you. That type of thing weighed heavily on their minds.
2:09 - 2:14. What tune is that?
I heard a bit of Bemsha Swing
Thelonious the Man. Charlie Parker was a big part of the Be bop scene. They say Thelonious was the main one tho
I would recognize Monk just by his right foot
The problem w.these documentaries is that people who had nothing to do with creation of these music talk over it and won't let us make our own mind about it.
It's really hard to watch into his life other than the music
Part II: The Five Spot always attracted an audience that was ethnically diverse but as you can see from the footage this audience is composed entirely of white college students who were bussed in from Rutgers especially for this CBS documentary on the political apathy of young people.
Basie was an excellent pianist. Monk is, by any objective standards, relatively clunky.
I don't see how Basie could consider Monk any kind of rival.
I would imagine it must have been weird for him to see the attention being lavished on Monk by the establishment press at that time.
And people still don't understand Monk, it was never his intention to sound polished or perfect, I have read that he wore those big rings precisely to prevent him from "showing off" for a lack of a better word.
barry harris is bad