in action

‘Thelonious in Action’ is a 1958 live album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, featuring tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik. The album was recorded live at the Five Spot Café in the Bowery neighborhood of Manhattan on August 7, 1958, at the same sessions that produced his album ‘Misterioso’. It features the debuts of Monk’s compositions “Light Blue” and “Coming on the Hudson”. The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide rated the session with 5 stars.

Track Listing:

• Light Blue 05:15
• Coming On The Hudson 05:25
• Rhythm A Ning 09:25
• Epistrophy 01:08
• Blue Monk 08:32
• Evidence 08:50
• Epistrophy 01:05