Thelonious in Action
| Thelonious in Action | ||||
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| Live album by the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | August 7, 1958 | |||
| Venue | Five Spot Café, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:32 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Thelonious Monk chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Thelonious in Action is a 1958 live album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded at the Five Spot Café in the Bowery neighborhood of Manhattan on August 7, 1958, at the same show that produced Misterioso. It features the debuts of Monk's compositions "Light Blue" and "Coming on the Hudson".