- Misterioso (Thelonious Monk album)
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Misterioso 
Live album by Thelonious Monk Released 1958 Recorded August 7, 1958 Genre Jazz Length 60:06 Label Riverside/OJC Producer Orrin Keepnews Professional reviews Thelonious Monk chronology Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe
(1958)Misterioso
(1958)The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
(1959)Misterioso is a 1958 (see 1958 in music) album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. It was recorded live at the Five Spot Cafe with Thelonious Monk (piano), Johnny Griffin (sax), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass), and Roy Haynes (drums). The cover is taken from a painting by the Pittura Metafisica artist Giorgio De Chirico entitled The Seer (or The Prophet).
Track listing
- "Nutty" (Thelonious Monk) –5:21
- "Blues Five Spot" (Monk) –8:10
- "Let's Cool One" (Monk) –9:11
- "In Walked Bud" (Barris-Clifford) –11:15
- "Just A Gigolo" (Monk-Best) –2:07
- "Misterioso" (Monk-Best) –10:44
bonus tracks
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) –6:16
- "Evidence" (Thelonious Monk) –10:11
bonus tracks were recorded at an earlier performance
Personnel
- Thelonious Monk — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik — bass
- Roy Haynes — drums
- Orrin Keepnews - producer
- Ray Fowler - engineer
- Shigeo Miyamoto - mastering
- Paul Bacon - Cover Design
Thelonious Monk Selected solo albums 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 · Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington · The Unique Thelonious Monk · Brilliant Corners · Thelonious Himself · Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane · Monk's Music · Mulligan Meets Monk · Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall · The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings · Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · 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 · 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 · Straight, No Chaser · Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967 · Underground · Monk's BluesAs sideman Midnight at Minton's · Bags' Groove · Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants · Moving Out · Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 · Nica's Tempo · In OrbitCompositions "Blue Monk" · "Straight, No Chaser" · "Epistrophy" · "In Walked Bud" · "Rhythm-A-Ning" · "'Round Midnight" · "Ruby, My Dear" · "Well, You Needn't"Related articles Blue Note Sessions · Blue Note Records · Epistrophy · More Monk · Only Monk · Reflections · Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz · Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser · Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2Categories:- Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
- Thelonious Monk live albums
- 1958 live albums
- Riverside Records live albums
- Original Jazz Classics live albums
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