Review: Thelonious Monk doc "Rewind & Play" is both agony and ecstasy

A horror film filled with unspeakably beautiful music

Apr 29, 2023

∙ Paid

Alain Gomis’ documentary on Thelonious Monk, Rewind & Play, is one I’ve wanted to see since it started touring the festival circuit last year, and I learned today from a random retweet that it’s been streaming on YouTube, legally and for free, for three weeks courtesy of the WORLD Channel public media’s AfroPop series. Which means this is the exceptiona…

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