Thelonious Monk 5 by Monk by 5

Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Classic on 180g Vinyl!
Mastered AAA by Kevin Gray from the Original Analog Master Tapes!
Pressed at QRP!
Despite various reissue formats over several decades, the seven original LPs contained in Thelonious Monk - The Riverside Tenor Sessions stood perfectly well on their own at the time of initial release and remain among the highest achievements of a truly golden age. Recorded and released between 1956 and 1961, these seven Monk combo albums were critical in Monk's emergence from a decade of ridicule and neglect to his status at the pinnacle of the jazz pantheon.
"5 by Monk by 5" was deliberately conceived and realized as a quintet album. The "Five" consist of what was Monk's regular work quartet at the time of the 1959 sessions, plus Thad Jones. It is therefore a well-rehearsed unit, which is complemented by a distinctive additional voice. The album contains two new compositions by Monk and arrangements of three earlier pieces.
The quintet consists of Monk (piano), Thad Jones (cornet), Sam Jones (bass), Art Taylor (drums) and the amazing Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), who here begins a very fruitful collaboration with Monk and who really contributes a lot with his incredible tenor playing, which is as edgy and modern as Monk's work requires.
This is a classic album with a lively quintet that includes Monk, piano; Thad Jones, cornet; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums and the amazing Charlie Rouse, tenor sax — here just beginning a very fruitful association with Monk — and really adding a lot to the session with some incredible tenor work that's as angular and modern as needed for Monk's work, yet with a soulful edge that really brings a lot to the music. The album's got five long tracks — hence the title — and they're all Monk classics that include "I Mean You," "Ask Me Now," "Jackie-ing," and "Straight, No Chaser."
In addition to some of his best recorded piano performances and more than two dozen of his profoundly personal compositions, the albums in this reissue series provide an overview of the era's major tenor saxophonists, with contributions by Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse and Harold Land. Max Roach, Art Blakely, Roy Haynes and Thad Jones are among the other jazz immortals featured on the essential Brilliant Corners, Monk's Music: Thelonious Monk Septet, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, Thelonious in Action, Misterioso, 5 by Monk by 5 and Quartet Plus Two at the Blackhawk.

Features:

• Mastered AAA by Kevin Gray from the Original Analog Master Tapes
• 180g Vinyl
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings (QRP)
• Stoughton Printing Tip-On Jacket

Musicians:

• Thelonious Monk, piano
• Thad Jones, cornet
• Charlie Rouse, tenor sax
• Sam Jones, bass
• Art Taylor, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. Jackie-ing
2. Straight, No Chaser
3. Played Twice (take 3)
Side B
1. I Mean You
2. Ask Me Now