Lookin' at Monk!

Lookin' at Monk!
Lookin' at Monk!
Studio album by The Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet
Released	1961
Recorded	February 7, 1961; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazzland; JLP-39
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology

Lookin' at Monk! is an album by saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis featuring compositions associated with Thelonious Monk recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson stated: "this was only the second all-Monk program anyone had recorded and several of these numbers had yet to attain standard status. The playing is uniformly inventive and witty (both required attributes when approaching this repertoire), and Mance is particularly to be commended for maintaining a graceful and elegant attack and not trying to praise Monk by imitation".^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except as indicated.

"In Walked Bud" - 4:34
"Well, You Needn't" - 5:31
"Ruby, My Dear" - 4:39
"Rhythm-A-Ning" - 3:53
"Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 8:36
"'Round Midnight" - 5:25
"Stickball (I Mean You)" (Coleman Hawkins, Monk) - 5:52

Personnel[]

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Junior Mance - piano
Larry Gales - bass
Ben Riley - drums

References[]

^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 12, 2012
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anderson, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 12, 2012
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 607. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 12, 2012

[AllMusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anderson, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 12, 2012

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 607. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Discography Compositions
As leader	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Wizard of the Vibes Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Trio Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Piano Solo Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington The Unique Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Thelonious Himself Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk Monk's Music Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Mulligan Meets Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Thelonious in Action Misterioso The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 5 by Monk by 5 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk Monk in France Thelonious Monk in Italy Monk's Dream Criss-Cross Monk in Tokyo Miles & Monk at Newport Big Band and Quartet in Concert It's Monk's Time Monk Solo Monk Live at the It Club Live at the Jazz Workshop Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 Underground Monk's Blues
With others	Midnight at Minton's Bird and Diz Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Moving Out Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Nica's Tempo In Orbit
Compositions	"In Walked Bud" "'Round Midnight"
Related	Blue Note Sessions Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser