Thelonious Monk Quintet
Thelonious Monk Quintet is a studio album by American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, performed by the Thelonious Monk Quintet. It was originally released in 1954 as the third of five 10" LP albums by Monk for Prestige. Its contents were later re-released in sequence as side 1 of the 12-inch album Monk. It has rarely been re-released in its original format, although it was included in a boxed set by Craft Recordings in a limited edition in 2017.
Track listing
All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.Side A:
- "We See" – 5:16
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" – 4:34
- "Locomotive" – 6:23
- "Hackensack" – 5:13
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, NJ, on May 11, 1954