Directed by
Smight, Jack, American, 1925 - 2003
Produced by
CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
Subject of
Monk, Thelonious, American, 1917 - 1982
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed, American, 1927 - 1993
Johnson, Osie, American, 1923 - 1966
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
1957
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (digital file): 00:03:32
Physical extent (film): 140 ft
Description
A motion picture film print with a clip of Thelonious Monk performing "Blue Monk" on "The Sound of Jazz," an episode of the anthology series The Seven Lively Arts. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage opens with host John Crosby sitting on a flight of steps. He introduces the performer as Thelonious Monk and states that Monk is accompanied by "Ahmed Abdul Malik on the bass and Osie Johnson on the drums” and that “the song is ‘Blue Monk.’” The camera then slowly pans to the musicians as they begin to play.
Place filmed
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
film clips
Topic
Film
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
Object number
2015.275.23.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d2b857f0-d571-4f7c-b420-f8539b6961f2

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