Thelonious in Action

Thelonious in Action
Live album by Thelonious Monk
Released	1958
Recorded	August 7, 1958
Genre	Jazz
Label	Riverside/OJC
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Thelonious Monk chronology
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall (1957/rel. 2005) Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe (1958) Misterioso (1958)

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Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe is a 1958 album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. The album was recorded live at the Five Spot Cafe.

Track listing

1. "Light Blue" - 5:14
2. "Coming on the Hudson" - 5:24
3. "Rhythm-A-Ning" - 9:25
4. "Epistrophy (Theme)" - 1:05
5. "Blue Monk" - 8:31
6. "Evidence" - 8:48
7. "Epistrophy (Theme)" - 1:05^[2]
8. "Unidentified Solo Piano" - 1:54*
9. "Blues Five Spot" - 9:56*
10. "In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (Theme)" - 10:57*

• CD bonus tracks were recorded on July 9, 1958

Personnel

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

• Orrin Keepnews - producer
• Ray Fowler - engineer
• Shigeo Miyamoto - mastering
• Paul Bacon - Cover Design

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