DescriptionThis film has no sound and is mostly amateur footage. The film includes clips of Thelonious Monk and Nellie Monk claiming their luggage at the Orly airport in Paris, France. At the airport with Monk are George Wein, Jean-Louis Ginibre, Andre Francis, Charlie Rouse, and Butch Warren. Lucien Malson, Bud Powell, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Nicole Grassian, and Ben Riley greet Monk outside the airport.
NoteOne video file (mp4)
NoteThis project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
GenreAmateur films, Short films, Nonfiction films, Documentary films
CollectionFrancis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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