5 By Monk By 5

by Thelonious Monk Quintet

5 By Monk By 5 cover art

This album showcases the swinging, cohesive sound of this particular Monk quintet. The buoyant melodies provide an ideal launching pad for solos from Thad Jones and Charlie Rouse, who sound completely at home within Monk's unique compositional world.

Genres

  • Hard Bop

Tracklist

  1. Jackie-ing
  2. Straight, No Chaser
  3. Played Twice
  4. I Mean You
  5. Ask Me Now