5 by Monk by 5

1959 studio album by Thelonious Monk

5 by Monk by 5

Studio album by

Thelonious Monk

Released| 1959
Recorded| June 1, 2 & 4, 1959
Genre| Jazz
Length| 44:08
Label| Riverside
Producer| Orrin Keepnews
Thelonious Monk chronology
| The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
(1959)  | 5 by Monk by 5
(1959)  | Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
(1959)

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Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

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.[1] Monk's "five" features brass section Thad Jones and Charlie Rouse, with rhythm section Sam Jones and Art Taylor.[1]

## Background

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### Recording and composition

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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".

### Release history

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The CD reissue by Original Jazz Classics added two previously rejected takes of "Played Twice".[2]

## Reception

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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]

## Track listing

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Lindsay Planer, Thelonious Monk / Thelonious Monk Quintet - 5 by Monk by 5 review, AllMusic
2. ^ a b c d 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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Thelonious Monk

* Discography
* Compositions

As leader|

* Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1
* Wizard of the Vibes
* Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2
* Thelonious Monk Trio
* Monk
* Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins
* Piano Solo
* Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington
* The Unique Thelonious Monk
* Brilliant Corners
* Thelonious Himself
* Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
* Monk's Music
* Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
* Mulligan Meets Monk
* Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
* The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings
* Thelonious in Action
* Misterioso
* The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
* 5 by Monk by 5
* Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
* Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk
* Monk in France
* Thelonious Monk in Italy
* Monk's Dream
* Criss-Cross
* Monk in Tokyo
* Miles & Monk at Newport
* Big Band and Quartet in Concert
* It's Monk's Time
* Monk
* Solo Monk
* Live at the It Club
* Live at the Jazz Workshop
* Misterioso (Recorded on Tour)
* Straight, No Chaser
* Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967
* Underground
* Monk's Blues

With others|

* Midnight at Minton's
* Bird and Diz
* Bags' Groove
* Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
* Moving Out
* Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
* Nica's Tempo
* In Orbit

Compositions|

* "In Walked Bud"
* "'Round Midnight"

Related articles|

* Blue Note Sessions
* Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
* Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
* Rewind & Play

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