Lookin' at Monk! is an album by saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis featuring compositions associated with Thelonious Monk recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.[1]

Lookin' at Monk!
Studio album by The Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet
Released	1961
Recorded	February 7, 1961 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazzland JLP-39
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
The Midnight Show (1961) Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Change of Pace (1961)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
The Midnight Show (1961) Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson stated: "this was only the second all-Monk program anyone had recorded and several of these numbers had yet to attain standard status. The playing is uniformly inventive and witty (both required attributes when approaching this repertoire), and Mance is particularly to be commended for maintaining a graceful and elegant attack and not trying to praise Monk by imitation".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except as indicated.

1. "In Walked Bud" - 4:34
2. "Well, You Needn't" - 5:31
3. "Ruby, My Dear" - 4:39
4. "Rhythm-A-Ning" - 3:53
5. "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 8:36
6. "'Round Midnight" - 5:25
7. "Stickball (I Mean You)" (Coleman Hawkins, Monk) - 5:52

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
• Junior Mance - piano
• Larry Gales - bass
• Ben Riley - drums

References