Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser, Charlotte Zwerin's insightful documentary of the jazz pianist-composer Thelonious Monk, blends together excellent interviews with those who knew him best and riveting concert performances, many shot in the 1960s by Christian Blackwood.

Reviewing the film in The New York Times, Stephen Holden noted, "Charlotte Zwerin's remarkable documentary ... reminds us again and again that Monk was as important a jazz composer as he was a pianist."

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was added to the National Film Registry in 2017.