Take One is an album by drummer T. S. Monk which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Blue Note label the following year.[1]

Take One
Studio album by T. S. Monk
Released	1992
Recorded	October 16, 1991
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:39
Label	Blue Note CDP 7 99614 2
Producer	Don Sickler, Thelonious Monk Jr.
T. S. Monk chronology
Human (1982) Take One (1992) Changing of the Guard (1993)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Drummer T.S. Monk's debut as a leader in jazz found him discarding his earlier R&B-ish music in favor of heading an impressive hard bop revival group ... The T.S. Monk Sextet was just beginning its long life with this recording; all of its CDs are highly recommended to hard bop fans".[2]

Track listing

1. "Monaco" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:34
2. "Skippy" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:40
3. "Infra-Rae" (Hank Mobley) – 6:07
4. "Waiting" (Idrees Sulieman) – 5:43
5. "Boa" (Elmo Hope) – 4:49
6. "Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:28
7. "Jodi" (Walter Davis Jr.) – 4:34
8. "Bear Cat" (Clifford Jordan) – 3:54
9. "Capetown Ambush" (Donald Brown) – 5:35
10. "Shoutin'" (Tommy Turrentine) – 6:14
11. "Minor's Holiday" (Dorham) – 5:22
12. "Think of One" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:39

Personnel

• T. S. Monk – drums
• Don Sickler – trumpet
• Bobby Porcelli – alto saxophone
• Willie Williams – tenor saxophone
• Ronnie Mathews – piano
• James Genus – bass

References