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5 by Monk by 5

1959 studio album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk

Field	Value
name	5 by Monk by 5
type	studio
artist	Thelonious Monk
cover	5 by Monk by 5.jpg
released	1959
recorded	June 1, 2 & 4, 1959
genre	Jazz
length	44:08
label	Riverside
producer	Orrin Keepnews
prev_title	The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
prev_year	1959
next_title	Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
next_year	1959

|editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = |url-access=registration 5 by Monk by 5 is an album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded in June 1959 and released on Riverside later that year. Monk's "five" features brass section Thad Jones and Charlie Rouse, with rhythm section Sam Jones and Art Taylor.

Background

Recording and composition

The title of the album comes from the quintet playing five of Monk's compositions. These included the new "Jackie-Ing", which Monk hummed to the others to help them learn it. The album also featured the debut of "Played Twice".

Release history

The CD reissue by Original Jazz Classics added two previously rejected takes of "Played Twice".

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "A relatively little-known Monk session, but a very good one."

The AllMusic reviewer contrasted the complexity of the compositions with the contributions of Monk as a band member.

Track listing

All songs by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted.

Side one

Jackie-Ing – 6:06
Straight, No Chaser – 9:21
Played Twice – 7:59 Side two
"I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 9:47
"Ask Me Now" – 10:46

Personnel

Thelonious Monk – piano
Thad Jones – cornet
Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
Sam Jones – bass
Art Taylor – drums

References

Lindsay Planer, [{{AllMusic
(1996). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.

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