Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser (1988)
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Charlotte Zwerin
Actors: Harry Colomby, Jimmy Cleveland, John Coltrane, Nellie Monk, Samuel E. Wright, Thelonious Monk
Country: United States of America
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