Misterioso
by Thelonious Monk
- Type: Album
- Released: 1958
- Label: Riverside
- Country: US
- Length: 45:00
- Community rating: 4.5/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Johnny Griffin, Roy Haynes, Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Captured during a legendary residency at the Five Spot Caf茅, this recording showcases Monk's pivotal role in the adventurous evolution of hard bop. His angular, dissonant piano work deconstructs traditional forms in a live setting.
Genres
Descriptors: live, piano, classic, ensemble, eccentric
Tracklist
- Nutty (5:19)
- Blues Five Spot (8:14)
- Let's Cool One (9:15)
- In Walked Bud (11:20)
- Misterioso (10:52)
Credits
- The Thelonious Monk Quartet - primary artist
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass
- Paul Bacon - design [cover]
- Roy Haynes - drums
- Ray Fowler - engineer
- Giorgio De Chirico - painting [cover]
- Thelonious Monk - piano, written-by
- Orrin Keepnews - producer, liner notes
- Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Irving Caesar - written-by
- Leonello Casucci - written-by