Thelonious in Action explained

Thelonious in Action
Type:	live album
Artist:	the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin
Cover:	Thelonious in Action.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	August 7, 1958
Venue:	Five Spot Café, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:32
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Thelonious Monk
Prev Title:	Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Misterioso
Next Year:	1958

Thelonious in Action is a 1958 live album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded at the Five Spot Café in the Bowery neighborhood of Manhattan on August 7, 1958, at the same show that produced Misterioso. It features the debuts of Monk's compositions "Light Blue" and "Coming on the Hudson".

Track listing

Side One

1. "Light Blue" – 5:14
2. "Coming on the Hudson" – 5:24
3. "Rhythm-A-Ning" – 9:25
4. "Epistrophy (Theme)" – 1:05

Side Two

1. "Blue Monk" - 8:31
2. "Evidence" – 8:48
3. "Epistrophy (Theme)" – 1:05^[1]

CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Unidentified Solo Piano" – 1:54*
2. "Blues Five Spot" – 9:56*
3. "In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (Theme)" – 10:57*

• CD bonus tracks were recorded on July 9, 1958

Personnel

Thelonious Monk Quartet

• Thelonious Monk – piano
• Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
• Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

Technical personnel

• Orrin Keepnews – producer
• Ray Fowler – recording engineer
• Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering engineer
• Paul Bacon – cover design

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe: Thelonious Monk Quartet: Music . 2009-06-26 . Amazon.com.