5 By Monk By 5

by Thelonious Monk Quintet

5 By Monk By 5 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Riverside
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:59
  • Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Charlie Rouse, Thad Jones, Art Taylor, Sam Jones

Album Notes & Community Reviews

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

Descriptors: piano, classic, ensemble, witty, syncopated

Tracklist

  1. Jackie-ing (6:06)
  2. Straight, No Chaser (9:21)
  3. Played Twice (7:59)
  4. I Mean You (9:47)
  5. Ask Me Now (10:46)

Credits

  • The Thelonious Monk Quintet - primary artist
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Thad Jones - cornet
  • Harris Lewine - cover
  • Ken Braren - cover
  • Paul Bacon - cover
  • Art Taylor - drums
  • Jack Higgins - engineer
  • Jack Matthews - mastered by
  • Lawrence N. Shustak - photography by [back liner]
  • Thelonious Monk - piano, composed by
  • Orrin Keepnews - producer, engineer, liner notes
  • Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone

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