Thelonious in Action
Appearance
Thelonious in Action | ||||
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Live album by the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin | ||||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | August 7, 1958 | |||
Venue | Five Spot Café, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:32 | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Thelonious Monk chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
Thelonious in Action is a 1958 live album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded at the Five Spot Café in the Bowery neighborhood of Manhattan on August 7, 1958, at the same show that produced Misterioso. It features the debuts of Monk's compositions "Light Blue" and "Coming on the Hudson".[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]Side One
- "Light Blue" – 5:14
- "Coming on the Hudson" – 5:24
- "Rhythm-A-Ning" – 9:25
- "Epistrophy (Theme)" – 1:05
Side Two
CD Bonus Tracks
- "Unidentified Solo Piano" – 1:54*
- "Blues Five Spot" – 9:56*
- "In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (Theme)" – 10:57*
* CD bonus tracks were recorded on July 9, 1958
Personnel
[edit]Thelonious Monk Quartet
[edit]- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
Technical personnel
[edit]- Orrin Keepnews – producer
- Ray Fowler – recording engineer
- Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering engineer
- Paul Bacon – cover design
References
[edit]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1022. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe: Thelonious Monk Quartet: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-06-26.