Thelonious Monk

• 2-CD LIMITED EDITION

• INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

Just after John Coltrane left him and before the arrival of Charlie Rouse, Thelonious Monk formed a quartet with Johnny Griffin, which played at the Five Spot in New York during 1958. Half of this music was issued on two albums: In Action (Riverside RLP-1190) and Misterioso (Riverside RLP-1133). This edition contains all known music from that gig plus a rare bonus track also featuring Griffin.

PERSONNEL:

• THELONIOUS MONK - (piano)
• JOHNNY GRIFFIN - (tenor sax)
• AHMED-ABDUL MALIK - (bass)
• ROY HAYNES - (drums)

Live at the Five Spot, New York, August 7 & July 9, 1958.

• (*) BONUS TRACK: Thelonious Monk (p), Johnny Griffin (ts), Donald Byrd (tp), Pepper Adams (bar), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d).
• New York, February 25, 1958.

TRACKS:

• CD ONE (74:51):
• 01 LIGHT BLUE
• 02 COMING ON THE HUDSON
• 03 RHYTHM-A-NING
• 04 JUST A GIGOLO
• 05 BLUE MONK
• 06 EVIDENCE
• 07 EPISTROPHY [Theme]
• 08 NUTTY
• 09 BLUES FIVE SPOT
• 10 LET’S COOL ONE
• 11 IN WALKED BUD

• CD TWO (69:15):
• 01 MISTERIOSO
• 02 EPISTROPHY [Theme]
• 03 EVIDENCE
• 04 BLUES FIVE SPOT
• 05 IN WALKED BUD/EPISTROPHY [Theme]
• 06 SWEET STRANGER
• 07 ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
• 08 BYA-YA/EPISTROPHY [Theme]
• 09 COMING ON THE HUDSON (*)