简介：
As the '50s drew to a close, so did Thelonious Monk's illustrious tenure on Riverside Records. In fact, the 3 dates needed for this title would be his penultimate for the label. The concept of the album consists of 5 Monk originals performed in a quintet setting. Ironically, this was the 1st time that Monk had recorded with a lineup that so prominently featured the "standard" bop rhythm section incorporating both a trumpet (or, in this case, cornet) & sax player. The quintet featured on 5 by Monk by 5 includes Monk (piano), Thad Jones (cornet), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Sam Jones (bass), & Art Taylor (drums). Rouse would become Monk's permanent tenor saxophonist for the majority of the 1960s. In what had become somewhat of a tradition, the disc's program consists of several of Monk's more established works as well as a few new compositions. One of the new works, "Jackie-ing" (incidentally, named after 1 of Monk's nieces), leads off the disc. It exemplifies the loose, disjointed, & exceedingly difficult arrangements that would define Monk as a premier composer/arranger/bandleader. This is in contrast to Monk the keyboard player & band member, which he skilfully demonstrates throughout the track as well as the rest of the album. The song's opening jam features a tasty tug of war between Rouse's animated lead & Monk's interjections & piano antics. Jones' cornet is incorporated tastefully throughout Monk's tricky arrangements. The stark contrast in performance timbre between the comparatively subdued Rouse or Monk & the frenetic bleating of Jones is notably disconcerting. [Some reissues includes 2 alternate takes of "Played Twice," the other Monk composition to be debuted on 5 by Monk by 5.]
曲目：
01-Jackie-ing
02-Straight, No Chaser
03-I Mean You
04-Ask Me Now
05-Played Twice (Take 2)
06-Played Twice (Take 3)
07-Played Twice (Take 1) 试听：
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