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Ben Riley(1933-2017)

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"Monk" is part one of a two-part portrait of the great pianist and composer, made by brothers and co-directors Michael and Christian Blackwood. The film captures the deeply talented Thelonious Monk as he sits stone-faced on his throne, his legs askew and his feet alive with rhythm, while his heavy, ring laden fingers hammer the keys, making his piano sing with a breathtaking fervor. The second installment in an intimate portrait of Thelonious Monk follows the legendary jazz pianist and composer with his quartet on their European tour. Joined by musicians Ray Copeland, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Jimmy Cleveland and Johnny Griffin they travel as part of George Weins Newport Jazz Festival road company to London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Mainz, and Rotterdam.
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Monk (1968)
Ben Riley was born on 17 July 1933 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Jon Hendricks & Company: In Walked Bud (1983), Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) and Monk in Europe (1968). He was married to Inez Riley. He died on 18 November 2017 in West Islip, New York, USA.
BornJuly 17, 1933
DiedNovember 18, 2017(84)
BornJuly 17, 1933
DiedNovember 18, 2017(84)
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Jon Hendricks & Company: In Walked Bud
Music Video
  • Ben Riley
  • 1983
Thelonious Monk in Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
7.5
  • Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet
  • Self - Thelonious Monk Octet, drummer)
  • 1988
Monk in Europe (1968)
Monk in Europe
6.9
  • Self
  • 1968
Monk (1968)
Monk
7.4
  • Self
  • 1968

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Actor

  • Jon Hendricks & Company: In Walked Bud
    Music Video
    • Ben Riley
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • Thelonious Monk: Live in '66 (2006)
    Thelonious Monk: Live in '66
    7.8
    Video
    • performer: "Lulu's Back in Town", "Blue Monk", "'Round Midnight", "Don't Blame Me", "Epistrophy"
    • 2006

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Monk series trailer (Monk & Monk in Europe)
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Monk series trailer (Monk & Monk in Europe)
Monk trailer
Trailer 1:21
Monk trailer
Monk trailer
Trailer 1:21
Monk trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Thelonious Monk Quartet
  • Born
    • July 17, 1933
    • Savannah, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • November 18, 2017
    • West Islip, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Inez Riley? - November 18, 2017 (his death, 4 children)

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    Jazz drummer.

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