Monk in Europe(1968)

movie - first aired/released 1968-01-01 - 58 min

Documentary, Music

Directed by Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood

Part two of a two-part portrait of the great Jazz composer and pianist. On his European tour his quartet was joined by Ray Copeland, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, and Johnny Griffin. They traveled as part of George Wein’s Newport Jazz Festival road company to London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Mainz, and Rotterdam.