Thelonious in Action

by Thelonious Monk Quartet

Thelonious in Action cover art

The companion piece to 'Misterioso', this album shares recordings from the same famed 1958 Five Spot residency featuring tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. Delivering deeply swinging, up-tempo renditions of Monk's famously eccentric original compositions, the performances define the driving, muscular essence of late 50s hard bop.

Genres

  • Hard Bop

Tracklist

  1. Light Blue - Live At The Five Spot / August 7, 1958
  2. Coming On The Hudson - Live At The Five Spot / August 7, 1958
  3. Rhythm-A-Ning - Live At The Five Spot / August 7, 1958
  4. Epistrophy - Theme / Live At The Five Spot / August 7, 1958
  5. Blue Monk - Live At The Five Spot / August 7, 1958
  6. Evidence - Live At The Five Spot / August 7, 1958
  7. Epistrophy - Theme 2 / Live At The Five Spot / August 7, 1958
  8. Unidentified Solo Piano - Live At The Five Spot / July 9, 1958
  9. Blues Five Spot - Live At The Five Spot / July 9, 1958
  10. In Walked Bud / Epistrophy - Live At The Five Spot / July 9, 1958