Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two at the Blackhawk

by Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two at the Blackhawk cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1960
  • Label: Riverside
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:43
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Billy Higgins, Orrin Keepnews, Charlie Rouse, John Ore, Joe Gordon, Harold Land

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a rare expansion of his legendary working quartet, the pianist adds saxophonist Harold Land and trumpeter Joe Gordon for an explosive residency at the famed San Francisco venue. The bolstered horn section navigates Monk's famously angular, rhythmically deceptive compositions with stunning fluency, driving a fiercely swinging, highly energetic hard bop date.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Ruby, My Dear (6:21)
  2. Trinkle, Tinkle (6:39)
  3. Off Minor - Take 4 (5:15)
  4. Nutty (6:38)
  5. Epistrophy - Alternate Take (3:10)
  6. Functional - Alternate Take 1 (9:46)
  7. Monk's Mood (7:51)

Credits

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