Complete Live At The Five Spot 1958

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Release Date: 2023

Label: Essential Jazz Classics

24 Bit Digitally Remastered
Includes 16-Page Booklet with updated Liner Notes

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.

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.
Original Sessions produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Note: Art Blakey (d) replaces Roy Haynes on CD2, track 8 only.

*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