Thelonious in Action
Thelonious in Action | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | August 7, 1958 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:32 | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe is a 1958 album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. The album was recorded live at the Five Spot Cafe on August 7, 1958 at the same sessions that produced Misterioso. It featured the debuts of Monk's compositions "Light Blue" and "Coming on the Hudson".
Track listing[]
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[]
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Orrin Keepnews – producer
- Ray Fowler – engineer
- Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering
- Paul Bacon – Cover Design
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe: Thelonious Monk Quartet: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
Categories:
- Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
- Albums with cover art by Paul Bacon
- Thelonious Monk live albums
- 1958 live albums
- Riverside Records live albums
- Original Jazz Classics albums
- Albums recorded at the Five Spot Café