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Documentary portrait of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, combining archival material of Monk playing solo and with his quartet, plus interpretations of his music by Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks and Company, Carmen McRae, Milt Jackson and members of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Walter Davis, Jr. playing piano. The Thelonious Monk Big Band is recreated by musical director, Paul Jeffrey, featuring Terence Blanchard and Monk's son, T. S., on drums. Jon Hendricks serves as narrator, putting the entire text to rhyme. His lyrics to "Round Midnight" is performed by Carmen McRae and "In Walked Bud" performed by Hendricks and Company.
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00:00And our relationship was a relationship of, he was the leader, and he was a friend, too.
00:12And I really cherish that, you know.
00:16He was a beautiful cat, just a person who thought differently than a lot of us.
00:23But it was right for him, you know.
00:25And I admire that in anyone who can really just come out, stand up, say what they want to say,
00:33whether it's crazy to you or me, and just really believe in what he's doing, you know.
00:39And there were so many people who I'm sure wish that they could have played with him at one time
00:46or another, because he was a genius, without a doubt.
01:14And there were so many people who could have played with him.
01:25And there were so many people who could have played with him.
01:55And there were so many people who could have played with him.

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