Thelonious in Action

Thelonious in Action is a 1958 live album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded at the Five Spot Café in the Bowery neighborhood of Manhattan on August 7, 1958, at the same show that produced Misterioso. It features the debuts of Monk's compositions "Light Blue" and "Coming on the Hudson".

Thelonious in Action
Live album by the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin
Released	1958
Recorded	August 7, 1958
Venue	Five Spot Café, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:32
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Thelonious Monk chronology
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1958) Thelonious in Action (1958) Misterioso (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

Side One

1. "Light Blue" – 5:14
2. "Coming on the Hudson" – 5:24
3. "Rhythm-A-Ning" – 9:25
4. "Epistrophy (Theme)" – 1:05

Side Two

1. "Blue Monk" - 8:31
2. "Evidence" – 8:48
3. "Epistrophy (Theme)" – 1:05

CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Unidentified Solo Piano" – 1:54*
2. "Blues Five Spot" – 9:56*
3. "In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (Theme)" – 10:57*

* CD bonus tracks were recorded on July 9, 1958

Personnel

Thelonious Monk Quartet

• Thelonious Monk – piano
• Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
• Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

Technical personnel

• Orrin Keepnews – producer
• Ray Fowler – recording engineer
• Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering engineer
• Paul Bacon – cover design