5 by Monk by 5
Studio album by
Thelonious Monk
Released1959
RecordedJune 1, 2, 4 1959
GenreJazz
Length44:08
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Thelonious Monk chronology
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
(1959)		 5 by Monk by 5
(1959)		 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

5 by Monk by 5 is an album by the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded in 1959. It contains five of Monk's original compositions performed by a quintet.

Recording and music

The album was recorded over three sessions[1] in June 1959.[2] In addition to Monk on piano, the musicians were Thad Jones (cornet), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Sam Jones (bass), and Art Taylor (drums).[1] The title of the album comes from the quintet playing five of Monk's compositions.[1] These included the new "Jackie-Ing", which Monk hummed to the others to help them learn it.[2] The album also featured the debut of "Played Twice".

Releases and reception

5 by Monk by 5 was released by Riverside Records.[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "A relatively little-known Monk session, but a very good one."[2] The AllMusic reviewer contrasted the complexity of the compositions with the contributions of Monk as a band member.[1] The CD reissue by Original Jazz Classics added two previously rejected takes of "Played Twice".[2]

Track listing

All songs by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted.

Side One

  1. Jackie-Ing – 6:06
  2. Straight, No Chaser  – 9:21
  3. Played Twice – 7:59

Side Two

  1. "I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 9:47
  2. "Ask Me Now" – 10:46

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lindsay Planer, Thelonious Monk / Thelonious Monk Quintet - 5 by Monk by 5 review, AllMusic
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 928. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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