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 Item — Reel: 140F

Orly Airport, circa 1960s

Dates

  • circa 1960s

Scope and Contents

This 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.

Extent

1 film reels (16 mm) : silent; black and white

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

This collection contains materials in French and English.

Conditions Governing Access

The audiovisual materials in the collection have been digitally reformatted for research purposes. Researchers may access digitized copies of the audiovisual materials via the IJS research portal or by appointment at the Institute of Jazz Studies. Access to the scrapbooks is restricted. Please contact the Institute for further information.

Creator

Part of the Institute of Jazz Studies Repository

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