Thelonious Monk Live At The 5 Spot Vinyl

The thelonious monk quartet featuring john coltrane.

Thelonious monk live at the 5 spot vinyl.

Cdp 0777 7 99786 2 5 0777 7 99786 2 5. The album was recorded live at the five spot cafe on august 7 1958 at the same sessions that produced misterioso. Berkeley california just a gigolo is solo piano recorded during performance at the five spot cafe ny. The thelonious monk quartet featuring john coltrane live at the five spot discovery.

While in exceptional form monk is far from casting the only or even the brightest light during these unforgettable sides. In action riverside rlp12 262 and misterioso riverside rlp12 279. 5 0 out of 5 stars monk stepping into yet newer territory reviewed in the united states on september 15 2003 granted that the music in this album recorded in 1959 is not new in itself the arrangements in it are different from your typical thelonious monk. 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 caf in new york during 1958.

Sides 1 and 2 originally issued as thelonious in action riverside 262 sides 3 and 4 as misterioso riverside 279 remastered 1977 fantasy studios. Cd album blue note blue note. Recorded at the five spot cafe is a 1958 album by jazz musician thelonious monk. Complete your thelonious monk collection.

Although the contents of the original thelonious in action vinyl comes from the august 7 1958 show the cd reissue which was released three decades later incorporates over 20 minutes of extras from a july 9 gig that had been previously rejected by the artist. They were recorded there and most of the results were issued on two albums.