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u Audio CD (October 25, 1990) u
u Original Release Date: August 7, 1958 u
u Number of Discs: 1 u
u Format: Live u
u Label: Ojc RIVERSIDE OJCCD-103-2 u
u ASIN: B000000Y64 u
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u Track Listing: u
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u 1. Light Blue u
u 2. Coming On The Hudson u
u 3. Rhythm-A-Ning u
u 4. Epistrophy u
u 5. Blue Monk u
u 6. Evidence u
u 7. Epistrophy u
u 8. Unidentified Solo Piano u
u 9. Blues Five Spot u
u 10. In Walked Bud/Epistrophy u
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u Editorial Reviews u
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u Amazon.com essential recording u
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u Among Thelonious Monk's brilliant musical associations, the one u
u with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin sometimes gets overlooked. u
u This 1958 recording catches the quartet with bassist Ahmed Abdul u
u -Malik and drummer Roy Haynes on its home turf, New York's Five u
u Spot Cafe. Griffin's gruffly compressed sound and high-speed, u
u coiling lines are a fine foil for Monk's spare and pointed comping, u
u bringing a distinct and special intensity to Monk's music. Together u
u the group turns in classic renditions of familiar Monk tunes, u
u including a brilliant Griffin performance of "Blue Monk." u
u --Stuart Broomer u
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u The BEST of the BEST u
u August 7, 2003 u
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u By B. Matthews u
u u
u I own every Monk album commercially released and many others that u
u were not, and the Five Spot recordings are my favorites of them u
u all. Here in my opinion is the *perfect* Monk quartet. Each u
u musician is a shining star melded into a super creative force. u
u They KNOW this music. Griffin soars on sax, his bop chops u
u impeccable. He knows Monk's changes inside out and wrings u
u breathtaking surprises out of them. His playing is more Monk-ish u
u than Rouse, Coltrane, etc. Abdul-Malik, probably the most u
u underrated if not unknown jazz bassist, similarly makes his u
u instrument sing here. He backs the group with drive and verve and u
u his true-to-Monk solos are among the finest you will ever hear in u
u a Monk group. Roy Haynes on drums is the perfect drummer for u
u Monk--Blakey (except on the two Genius of Modern Music's) and u
u Dunlop overpowered the music, and I love Blakey--because the u
u always musical Roy Haynes got INSIDE with subtleties and textures u
u that escape the others. His cymbal work is unparalled; his snare/ u
u bass drum interactions riveting, his solos creative, unexpected u
u and thoroughly satisfying. Thelonious's playing on this disk is u
u awesome. His chords, his comping, his solos, his timing... u
u everything is so right! This was recorded at a time when the tunes u
u were fresh, with lots left to explore. None of the repetitive u
u pianistic cliches Monk seemed to favor later on in his career. u
u I could run down the tunes track by track extolling everything even u
u measure by measure, but suffice to say together these men were all u
u at their peak creativity there in the Village in the late 50's and u
u laid down musical history on these wonderous tracks. I have u
u listened to "In Action" and "Misterioso" (the other equally great u
u Five Spot recording) hundreds of times and never tire of it -- the u
u music is that superb. Let this one into your head! It demands u
u repeated listenings. After a while pay attention to one musician at u
u a time and just follow him because there are *artists* at work here. u
u In sum, buy it YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. u
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****1/2 amg rating and review by Lindsay Planer. 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. While in exceptional form, Monk is far from casting the only or even the brightest light during these unforgettable sides. Joining him on-stage at the legendary Five Spot club are: Johnny Griffin (tenor sax), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass), and Roy Haynes. It's unfortunate that this unit did not remain together for any length of time as they are able to launch Monk's compositions into some fairly significant places. Johnny Griffin's aggressive performance style incorporates a lyrical and melodic undertone perfectly complementing Monk's sporadic inflections. "Coming On the Hudson" features Griffin weaving his magic around the melody while providing a decisive Coltrane-esque counterpoint to which Monk precariously locates his responses. The intensity of "Rhythm-A-Ning" lifts the whole combo after quickly developing the chorus. Griffin builds line upon melodic line, after which Monk responds in kind by adding distinct punctuations of his own. So powerful is Griffin's onslaught, Monk can be heard indicating more than once that Griffin should indulge in another verse. After a ragged but right beginning, "Evidence" becomes transcendental with Griffin, Monk, Malik, and Haynes — who is frenetically brilliant throughout — diving into solos which envelop the melody and ultimately expand the unique patterns and motivations. The CD reissue contains a supplementary (if not definitive) take of "In Walked Bud" from an earlier live recording session that is available in its entirety on the Complete Riverside Recordings box set.