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Thursday, March 7, 1985 E5 The Arts San Francisco Examiner Rare footage captures Monk's music, times By Philip Elwood Examiner music critic IN 1971 the late, legendary pianist Thelonious Monk made one of his last Bay Area appearances. It was at Mandrake's, a cozy beerand-wine saloon near the foot of University Avenue In Berkeley. Writers strike's first casualties LOS ANGELES (UPI) The top-rated "Bill Cosby Show" became the first major casualty of the writers' strike, forced to halt production because scripts for three remaining episodes were not ready walkout began. Another NBC program, the late-night "Saturday Night Live," will begin showing reruns this weekend because of the strike. Federal mediators, meanw hile, coaxed both sides to a meeting to get negotiations re-started and end the strike by movie and television writers before more shows are forced into reruns.

A spokesman for Cosby's situation comedy, the NBC series that led the ratings during the February sweeps, said it will cease production immediately and fall three scripts short of the season's contract, running new segments only through March. "We're officially miserable. It's very sad," producer Caryn Sneider said. "We had been on a roll." Officials also announced that NBC's "Saturday Night Live" would start reruns this weekend. "Without the writers we cannot do a show," producer Dick Ebersol, said.

"The shows are written each week." It was also disclosed that Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show," which is running pro-scheduled repeats this week, might continue on repeats if the strike went Also, "Iate Night with David Ixtterman" will air repeats this week as earlier sc heduled, and next week too. The walkout by 9,200 members of the Writers Guild of America is a dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers over videocassette profits. Industry spokesmen said a strike of even a fow weeks could halt production of such shows as "Hill Street Blues" and several situation comedies. The strike also could divide some categories of writers from others, it was rejorted Wednesday. The writers of soap ojHTas, ho work on a tighter schedule than those who produce scripts for other shows and for feature movies, reportedly were considering forming their own union or establishing a separate unit.

Soap opera writers contend that the WGA dispute over writers' share of videocassette residuals does not concern them. A Baldwin baby grand had been rented for the occasion (Monk's quartet was there for six nights) and on opening night Monk sat quietly In a small dressing room prior to the first set. We exchanged salutations, Monk expressed his pica-sure at having such a nice instrument provided and he then opened the door and looked into the Jam-packed club. "Who are those all those young folks?" he asked. "They're your fans, mostly from the university.

They came to hear you," I replied. Monk moved through the crowd to the piano bench, peering out from under his hat. "I didn't think young folks knew me," he commented as he slid onto the piano bench. 1 never have known If he was Jiving me. Monk lived in a different world than the rest of us, young or old but like all great musicians his world became ours and ours his when he performed.

Monk, considered by many to be a Jazz composer of the stature of Duke Ellington (whom he greatly admired), is the subject of an hour-long videotape documentary, "Music In Monk Time," showing tomorrow and Saturday at the San Francisco Video Gallery, 1250 17th Street (at Missouri). Although he played publicly for 30 years, was the subject of Innumerable articles both here and abroad (Europe and Japan) and recorded extensively, filmed footage of Monk in performance is shockingly scarce. However, "Music in Monk Time" creator-producer Stephen Rice did come up with two wonderful film reels one a 19G4 Norwegian concert by Monk's quartet, the other a 1970 Monk solo piano program taped in Paris. But "Music in Monk Time" isn't Just Monk at the keyboard it's a panorama of Monk's music, his musical colleagues, his family life, his times and (indirectly) his artistic philosophy. Scripted and brilliantly narrated by the inimitable Jon Hendricks (whose "Hendricks Co." quartet sings "In Walked Bud" during the film), "Music in Monk Time" includes performances and reminiscences of Monk by such as Carmen McRae, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse, Ben Riley and T.S.

Monk Thelonious' son, himself now a successful musician. Monk's legendary moody reclusiveness, as far as T.S. is Thelonious Monk Is the subject of an hour videotape screening this weekend concerned, was exaggerated. "When I was growing up, dad was a very up-cat," he comments. "Monk was my first inspiration," Dizzy states (rather surprisingly).

Saxist Charlie Rouse frequently emphasizes that Monk, to him, was both a leader and friend. McRae, singing Hendricks' magnificent lyrics to Midnight," pays her tribute to Monk by an inspired performance. Produced by both Rice and Paul Matthews and directed by John Goodhue, "Music in Monk Time" quickly establishes a warm, friendly mood as "Blue Monk" is played in the background, still pictures, album-covers, snapshots and Hendricks' comments create an auto-visual montage of Monk. Since footage of Monk and his colleagues playing in New York clubs doesn't exist, the producers rented such a club, redecorated it to simulate the Five Spot (a famous Monk hangout), gathered together musicians associated with Monk, with Walter Bishop Jr. on piano, and turned them loose.

"Music in Monk Time" is a great piece of work essential viewing and listening. Monk, who died at 62 in 1982, would probably be surprised at the number of "young folks" who have flocked to previous showings of the tape elsewhere. Or would he? Sometimes, 1 susject, Monk was a lot more aware of his important role in American music than he let on and of his position as an inspiration to younger Instrumentalists. "Music in Monk Time" often confirms my suspicions. Screenings at the S.F.

Video Gallery begin at 8 p.m. Jon Hendricks will introduce the presentation on Saturday evening; this riter ill emcee tomorrow's show. tWHCTTrgBBBlUBaHg More good music from 'Mr. MONTEREY SPECIAL By Richard Pontzious Examiner music critic NIQHT NIQH' I is PER doubl -v- PI ICH AEL Tilson Thomas' con "42ND STREET HAS IT ALL!" Getald Nachman. SF Chronicle A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS." Philip Elwood.

SF Eamlner DAVID MERRICK'S REST PICTURE BEST DIRECTOR ROLAND JOFFE BEST ACTOR SAM WATE.R510N THE KILLING FIELDS ducting gestures are so fluid and expressive his body I seems particularly well suit tion to the Quartet original and listen objectively. Would we even recognize the Brahms as the Schoenberg? As an exercise, the process of transcription must have been absorbed Schoenberg. Since we have it, it's interesting to hear it played every few years. But how we hear it that is the question. Before he got to the Brahms, Thomas looked at a pair of Beethoven scores, first the "Egmont" Overture (and wouldn't it be nice to hear the entire "Egmont" music sometime), and then the delicious Fourth Piano Concerto, with Romanian soloist Radu Lupu doing the honors.

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He did not go as deeply as Alfred Brendel, whose 1982 Beethoven Festival performance of the same Concerto lingers in the ear, but he took time to search for an understanding of the music, and for that he can be appreciated. PIANIST RADU LUPU Gently probed the Beethoven privilege of assessing the work on its own merits and he could apply his own Interpretive vision. If, on the other hand, you began to describe explosions of color and detailed brush strokes, you would take away his honest appreciation of the original. With little effort, your interpretation would become your guest's interpretation. I wonder if many of us could turn quickly from the orchestral transcrip Vim- i VV GOWER CHAMPION (BEST MUSICAL TONY AWARD 1981) COME AND MEET THOSE DANCING FEET! TONIGHT AT 8PM hen Thcfitfff GuKjf! CHARGE BY PHONE: M15) 775-8800 Golden Gate Theatre 1 Taylor ll Golden Gait and Market San Francisco ed to leading the charge through difficult and often complex romantic 'scores.

Last week, with the San Francisco Symphony responding to his every shimmy and shake, he danced his way through a thrilling performance of Berlioz' "Symphonie fantastique." This week he's back in Davies Hall earning plaudits for a passionate, committed account of the Brahms-Schocn-berg Piano Quartet in minor. As it did a week ago, the Symphony last night demonstrated that it is a marvelous musical machine, capable not only of playing a lot of right notes, able to deliver the goods in a variety of subtle ways. Balancing the orchestra in Davies Hall has been tough, but as the Symphony has settled into the hall, the players have learned how to work within the acoustical quirks of the building and shine in their surroundings. With a good conductor on the podium and a wonderful orchestra onstage, it's possible for us to direct attention to the music itself, specifically Arnold Schoenberg's transcription of Brahms' minor Piano Quartet. Regular readers will know that I am not particularly fond of transcriptions or arrangements, no matter how well done, and the Schoenbcrg is no exception.

The Symphony's program annota-tor Michael Steinberg makes quite a case for the Schoenberg, but I'm inclined to argue that it does Brahms something of a disservice. True, Schoenberg's transcription is spiritually and academically faithful to the original, but in opening up the Quartet and rebalancing its harmonic colors, Schoenberg has interpreted the score in a manner that blurs objectivity. If, for example, you bought an expensive painting and showed it to a guest without commenting on its structure, your guest would enjoy the NEIL DIAMOND good seats from $22.50 all tickets all events 441-1900 STEVE LANDESBERG of Barney Miller Fame Sat March 0 8 P.M. at lha Flint Center Cupertino with Special Guest COOKIE WONQ Tlckela S11.60 flint Canter (408) 257 9555 (40B) 996 48 16 BASS Sen Jose Box Office Peninaule Bn Ollice Cathedra! Hill Hotel British 'Oscar' to 'Killing Fields' TIIZATRE CABARET OUR TOWN By Thornton Wilder The timeless story of two American families Directed by Janice Hutchins and William Ball. Preview tonight at 6 Group discounts 771-3660 Call NOW for tickets' AMEKVISAMC AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE 4l5Geary Street 673-6440 LONDON (AP) "The Killing Fields," set in Cambodia during the 1975 Khmer Rouge takeover, was chosen as Best Film of 1984 at the 16th annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards in London.

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