Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Joel Rose Breathless is at once a

Breathless is at once a loving homage to American B-movies and the opening manifesto of the French New Wave

It features Yaghmaei's best-known tracks recorded between 1973 and 1979

Originally release in 1964 “Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown” is the 6th album from jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi

Each band member shared thoughts on the album

and found mentorship with Gunther Schuller at the Lenox School of Jazz

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Joel Rose Breathless is at once aThe closest a film camera ever got to enigmatic jazz visionary Thelonious Monk, this intimate portrait sheds light on the corners of a brilliant and complex life. Superbly crafted by Direct Cinema pioneer Charlotte Zwerin from a trove of precious 1960s archival footage, Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser captures the pianist, composer, and bebop innovator in rare, unguarded moments on and offstage, revealing an eccentric and complicated personality.