Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) | Full Cast

Charlotte Zwerin

DIRECTOR

Thelonious Monk

Self (archiveFootage)

John Coltrane

Self (archiveFootage)

Jimmy Cleveland

Self (trombonist, Thelonious Monk Octet)

Harry Colomby

Self (personal manager)

Ray Copeland

Self (Thelonious Monk Octet: trumpet) (archiveFootage)

Nica De Koenigswarter

Self

Tommy Flanagan

Self (duo, piano performance)

Larry Gales

Self (Thelonius Monk Quartet

Johnny Griffin

Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, tenor sax)

Barry Harris

Self (duo, piano performance)

Bob Jones

Self (road manager)

Teo Macero

Self (Columbia Records producer)

Thelonious Monk Jr.

Self

Nellie Monk

Self

Frank Paccione

Self -Vocalist (singingVoice)

Ben Riley

Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet

Charlie Rouse

Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet: saxophone, Thelonious Monk Octet: tenor saxophone) (archiveFootage)

Phil Woods

Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, alto sax)

Samuel E. Wright

Narrator (voice)