Reposted by Todddavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 1hFrom 1957, "Bemsha Swing" by Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Paul Chambers, Max Roach and Thelonious Monk, #BOTD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IO8...youtube.comBemsha SwingYouTube video by Thelonious Monk - Topic 091
Reposted by ToddGaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 7hJapanese publicity still for THE PORNOGRAPHERS (1966) Directed and co-written by Shohei Imamura Based on the novel Erogotoshitachi by Akiyuki Nosaka - BOTD in 1930 1144
Reposted by ToddGaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 8hCarlo Battisti in UMBERTO D. (1952) He was BOTD in 1882 0144
Reposted by ToddGaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 8hItalian poster for THE SERVANT (1963) Directed by Joseph Losey Screenplay by Harold Pinter - BOTD in 1930 0206
Reposted by ToddThe Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 11h#BOTD 1900 Helen Hayes MacArthur: American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT, and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting. 1177
Reposted by ToddThe Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 11h#BOTD 1892 Constance Worth in Rawdon, West Yorkshire. Actress, known for Wisp o' the Woods (1919), The Starting Point (1919) and Oranges Lemons (1920). 0143
Reposted by ToddJ.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 7hAleksey Kravchenko in Elem Klimov's film "Come and See" - BOTD 1215
Reposted by ToddKazuyoshi Kawasaki @kawasaki1972.bsky.social · 10hLa Femme de L' Aviateur | Éric Rohmer | 1981. 083
Reposted by ToddJ.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 6hKim Ki-young (with scenes from his film "Insect Woman") - BOTD 1176
Reposted by ToddX-Ray Eyes @xrayeyes.bsky.social · 11hChe il weekend abbia inizio. Possession, Andrzej Żuławski (1981) 0143
Reposted by ToddJ.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 6hWillard White in Janacek's "From the House of the Dead" (with Pascal Charbonneau) - BOTD 091
Reposted by ToddJ.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 6hLudmilla Tchérina in the Powell and Pressburger film" The Tales of Hoffmann" - BOTD 0141
Reposted by ToddX-Ray Eyes @xrayeyes.bsky.social · 23hThe Day the Earth Stood Still, Robert Wise (1951) 2216
Reposted by ToddJ.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 6hHarold Pinter (with scenes from the Joseph Losey film "Accident", screenplay be Pinter) - BOTD 0165
Reposted by ToddX-Ray Eyes @xrayeyes.bsky.social · 7hMonica Vitti and Alain Delon in L'Eclisse, Michelangelo Antonioni (1962) 1125
Reposted by ToddJ.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 6hLudmilla Tchérina (during a rehearsal, set up by Maurice Bejart with stage decorations by Salvador Dali) - BOTD 0246
Reposted by ToddJ.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 6hCarlos Reygadas (with scenes from his film "Post Tenebras Lux") - BOTD 0143
Todd @kinetograph.bsky.social · 8hOrnette Coleman - "W.R.U." www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMwC... Drummer Ed Blackwell #BOTD #Jazzskyyoutube.comW.R.U. - Ornette ColemanYouTube video by johnnystaccata 091
Reposted by ToddMalt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 12h"People couldn't understand why I could enjoy playing with Ornette so much. I'd say, 'Well, if you like what I'm playing, you should like what he's playing, because that's what I'm playing - what he's playing.' They'd look at me like I was strange." Happy Birthday Ed Blackwell born October 10, 1929 1215
Todd @kinetograph.bsky.social · 9hJunior Mance #BOTD Trio - "Blue Monk" www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDR... #Jazzskyyoutube.comBlue MonkYouTube video by Junior Mance Trio - Topic 050
Reposted by ToddMalt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 14h"Whoever you're playing with, the soloist is the subject of that painting. My job is to be supportive, to signal what's coming and to provide a background that makes them feel comfortable so they can do their thing and sound great." Happy Birthday Junior Mance born October 10, 1928 182
Reposted by ToddEdwardMO @emo777.bsky.social · 16hHong Kong singer and actress Anita Mui #botd won over eighty music awards, appeared in over forty films, and used her fame to raise money and awareness for her favourite causes, including cancer charities. Anita died of cervical cancer in 2003, aged 40. 051
Reposted by Todddavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 12hFrom 1950, "Pink Champagne" by Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVhM...youtube.comPINK CHAMPAGNE / JOE LIGGINS and His "Honeydrippers" [Specialty SP 355A]YouTube video by 78rpm Studio 0132
Reposted by ToddMidnight Eye @a0dbxza.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Day’s Journey Into Night 2018 地球最后的夜晚 Directed by Bi Gan Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget. Past and present, reality and dream interweave #filmsky #china #cinema #nw 📽️ 3397
Reposted by Todddavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 12hAlicia Alonso executing a pas de bourrée at the American Ballet Theatre, December 1943. Photo by Gjon Mili. 02810
Reposted by Todddavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 10hFrom 1957, "Crepuscule With Nellie" with Thelonious Monk - #BOTD - John Coltrane, Ahmed Abdul-Malik and Shadow Wilson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIV6...youtube.comThelonious Monk and John Coltrane - Crepuscule with NellieYouTube video by Praguedive 0223
Reposted by ToddCraig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 12hThis should jazz up your Saturday. Musical genius Thelonious Monk was born on this date in 1917 in North Carolina. You don't know the wonderful wizardry of the music of Monk? Don't blame ME!youtu.beThelonious Monk Don't Blame Me (Live in Denmark)YouTube video by Thelonious Monk 1249
Reposted by Todddavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 11h"Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order... I would talk to him about musical problems & he would sit at the piano & show me the answers by playing them. I could watch him play & find out the things I wanted to know." John Coltrane on Thelonious Monk, #BOTD. 0348
Reposted by Todddavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 12h"Well You Needn't" by Thelonious Monk, #BOTD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=euft...youtube.comWell You Needn'tYouTube video by Thelonious Monk - Topic 0227
Reposted by ToddMalt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 12h"A lot of people would like to start something, to be some kind of an innovator. But it can only happen without you even being aware of it. I've never wished for anybody else's job. I enjoy what I do and I'm myself all the time. And I'll continue to be me." - Thelonious Monk 0134
Reposted by Todddavidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 12h"Ruby, My Dear" by Thelonious Monk, born 10 October 1917. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-N4...youtube.comRuby, My DearYouTube video by Thelonious Monk - Topic 0174
Reposted by ToddMalt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 12h"What I was doing was just the way I was thinking. I wasn't thinking about trying to change the course of jazz. I was just trying to play something that sounded good." Happy Birthday Thelonious Monk born October 10, 1917 1174
Reposted by ToddEdwardMO @emo777.bsky.social · 16hTaken in 1960 in Los Angeles, Case Study House #22 is the most celebrated photograph by Julius Shulman #botd. His style, heavily influenced by the ‘mid-century modern’ design movement, elevated architectural photography to a fine art form. 0122
Reposted by ToddEdwardMO @emo777.bsky.social · 16h"When you understand the inside, the outside will be just fine. Get inside the music and listen..." Thelonious Monk #botd 071
Reposted by ToddAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Thelonious Monk, "Blue Monk" live, 1958.youtube.comThelonious Monk - Blue MonkYouTube video by GumboVariations 38918
Reposted by ToddTrapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (Norway, 1966) youtu.be/yHKl0euhZI0?...youtu.beThelonious Monk - Blue Monk (Norway, 1966)YouTube video by The Jazz Estate 421342
Reposted by ToddMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14hRemembering THELONIOUS MONK — born 109yrs ago today. 836362
Reposted by ToddMartin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 17h#MMLifers Born on this day in 1917 and died aged 64 in 1982, Thelonious Sphere Monk.youtube.comThelonious Monk Quartet - 'Round MidnightYouTube video by domtheodore 021
Reposted by ToddMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 18h#BOTD 1917. Remembering jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Sphere Monk.(d.1982) #JazzSky 25315
Reposted by ToddThe Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Read an extract from Do What You Fear Most: The History Of The Velvet Underground In this extract, taken from the chapter “No EPI, No Nico, No Andy”, Richie Unterberger explores the troubled reception of The Velvet Underground & Nico on its release in 1967. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/b...thewire.co.ukRead an extract from Do What You Fear Most: The History Of The Velvet Underground - The WireIn this extract, taken from the chapter “No EPI, No Nico, No Andy”, Richie Unterberger explores the troubled reception of The Velvet Underground & Nico on its release in 1967 0269
Todd @kinetograph.bsky.social · 15hCount Basie and His Orchestra - "Air Mail Special" www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB9b... Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison #BOTD #Jazzskyyoutube.comCount Basie & His Orchestra 1941 "Air Mail Special" Papa Jo Jones, Buck Clayton, Harry Sweets EdisonYouTube video by thecrippledrummer 061
Reposted by ToddMalt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 15h"They keep saying 'mainstream jazz' and 'progressive jazz,' but I think music is music. All these names are just new names for music. If it sounds good, then it's just music. I can't find another name for jazz - no more than just good music." Happy Birthday Harry Sweets Edison October 10, 1915 1104
Reposted by ToddMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 18h#BOTD 1915. Remembering jazz trumpeter, Harry "Sweets" Edison. (d.1999) #JazzSky #CountBasie 0134
Reposted by ToddBruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Artist Stanley Mouse with some of his posters, 1967 📷 Ted Shreshinsky 0254
Reposted by ToddMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 16hHappy 86th birthday, artist Stanley George Miller, aka Stanley Mouse. 🎂 He is best known for his 1960s Psychedelic rock concert posters and album cover artworks. 46315
Reposted by ToddNathan Francis @nathanfrancis79.bsky.social · 19h"Nobody will ever notice that. #Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture." 🎬 #EdWood, legendary American filmmaker (Plan 9 from Outer Space), immortalised in Tim Burton's excellent biopic, was #BOTD 10 October 1924. #Film 044
Reposted by ToddMartin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 17h#MMLifers Born on this day in 1813 and died aged 87 in 1901, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi.youtube.comREQUIEM (full) - Giuseppe VERDI // Danish National Symphony Orchestra (LIVE)YouTube video by DR Koncerthuset 021
Reposted by ToddMartin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 17h#MMLifers Born on this day in 1943 and died aged 61 in 2005, Denis James Dalziel, known as Denis D’Ell.youtube.com1964 The Honeycombs Have i the rightYouTube video by LAWRENCE RUDDICK 021
