Milestone · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At The Five Spot
| Recorded | Aug 1958 |
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| Label | Milestone |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 404031 |
The record
The tenor tears through these tunes with a ferocity that pushed the leader into some of his most combative live playing, Abdul-Malik and Haynes churning underneath. A document of the Five Spot band with its book stretched about as far as it would go.
Session personnel
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik — contrabass
- Roy Haynes — drums
- Thelonious Monk — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1977 | Milestone (4) · M-47043 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, All Media, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1977 | Milestone |
| 1977 | Milestone (4) · M-47043 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, All Media, Compilation |
| 2007 | Milestone (4) · 0888072470439 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Milestone (4) · MCD-47043 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Ahmed Abdul-Malik also plays on
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Thelonious Monk also plays on