Thelonious Monk Quartet Featuring Johnny Griffin - Complete Live At The Five Spot 1958 (2009)

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 in August & July, 1958. Half of this music was issued on two original Riverside albums: “In Action” and “Misterioso”.


This edition contains all known music from these famous gigs plus as a bonus, a rare sextet selection by Monk including Griffin, Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams.

Tracklist:

CD1
01. LIGHT BLUE (5:15)
02. COMING ON THE HUDSON (5:23)
03. RHYTHM-A-NING (9:28)
04. JUST A GIGOLO (2:09)
05. BLUE MONK (8:29)
06. EVIDENCE (8:45)
07. EPISTROPHY [Theme] (1:08)
08. NUTTY (5:22)
09. BLUES FIVE SPOT (8:12)
10. LET’S COOL ONE (9:15)
11. IN WALKED BUD (11:20)

CD2
01. MISTERIOSO (10:47)
02. EPISTROPHY [Theme] (1:04)
03. EVIDENCE (10:16)
04. BLUES FIVE SPOT (9:56)
05. IN WALKED BUD/EPISTROPHY [Theme] (10:57)
06. SWEET STRANGER (1:55)
07. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT (6:18)
08. BYA-YA/EPISTROPHY [Theme] (11:55)
09. COMING ON THE HUDSON (6:04)