Larry Gales

Biography

Larry Gales was an American jazz double-bassist who began playing bass at age eleven and studied at the Manhattan School of Music during the late 1950s. In the 1950s and early 1960s he worked with Joe Williams, Junior Mance, Herbie Mann, Johnny Griffin, Eddie Davis, and J.C. Heard. He joined the Thelonious Monk Quartet in 1964 and remained until 1969, recording extensively and touring worldwide. After 1969 Gales settled in Los Angeles, where he played often on the local scene with Kenny Burrell, Clark Terry, Blue Mitchell, Benny Carter, Sweets Edison, Red Rodney, Willie Bobo, and Erroll Garner. His recording credits also included Big Joe Turner, Sonny Criss, Jimmy Smith, Mary Lou Williams, Sonny Stitt, Bennie Green, and Buddy Tate. In 1990 Candid Records released his first album as a leader, A Message From Monk, made up of one original and five Thelonious Monk tunes. He died in 1995.

59years old at death

Born March 25, 1936New York City
Died September 12, 1995Sylmar
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as Lawrence Bernard Gales

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 20 years1968 to 1988

Every film, newest first

1988Thelonious Monk: Straight, No ChaserIMDb rating 7.5
1968MonkIMDb rating 7.4
1968Monk in EuropeIMDb rating 6.9

Genres

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A first
Gales's first session as a leader came out in 1990 on Candid Records. Titled A Message From Monk, the album held one original plus five Thelonious Monk tunes.

Larry Gales movies on Netflix

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988IMDb rating 7.5as Himself (Thelonius Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player)
Monk1968IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Monk in Europe1968IMDb rating 6.9as Himself

Most often with

Michael Blackwood directed two of these films. Thelonious Monk appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Thelonious MonkBen RileyCharlie RouseJimmy ClevelandJohnny GriffinNica De KoenigswarterMichael BlackwoodDirector, 2 films

Films together

Thelonious Monk3 films together, 1968 to 1988
Thelonious Monk's page
- Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988IMDb rating 7.5Gales as Himself (Thelonius Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player)Monk as Himself
- Monk1968IMDb rating 7.4Gales as HimselfMonk as Himself
- Monk in Europe1968IMDb rating 6.9Gales as HimselfMonk as Himself
Ben Riley2 films together, 1968
Ben Riley's page
- Monk1968IMDb rating 7.4Gales as HimselfRiley as Himself
- Monk in Europe1968IMDb rating 6.9Gales as HimselfRiley as Himself
Charlie Rouse2 films together, 1968
Charlie Rouse's page
- Monk1968IMDb rating 7.4Gales as HimselfRouse as Himself
- Monk in Europe1968IMDb rating 6.9Gales as HimselfRouse as Himself
Jimmy Cleveland2 films together, 1968 to 1988
Jimmy Cleveland's page
- Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988IMDb rating 7.5Gales as Himself (Thelonius Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player)Cleveland as Himself (trombonist, Thelonious Monk Octet)
- Monk in Europe1968IMDb rating 6.9Gales as HimselfCleveland as Himself
Johnny Griffin2 films together, 1968 to 1988
Johnny Griffin's page
- Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988IMDb rating 7.5Gales as Himself (Thelonius Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player)Griffin as Himself (Thelonious Monk Octet, tenor sax)
- Monk in Europe1968IMDb rating 6.9Gales as HimselfGriffin as Himself
Nica De Koenigswarter2 films together, 1968 to 1988
Nica De Koenigswarter's page
- Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988IMDb rating 7.5Gales as Himself (Thelonius Monk Quartet / Thelonious Monk Octet, bass player)Koenigswarter as Herself
- Monk1968IMDb rating 7.4Gales as HimselfKoenigswarter as Himself
Michael BlackwoodDirector, 2 films, 1968
All films by Michael Blackwood
- Monk1968IMDb rating 7.4Gales as Himself
- Monk in Europe1968IMDb rating 6.9Gales as Himself

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