Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe is a 1958 album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk with Johnny Griffin. The album was recorded live at the Five Spot Cafe on August 7, 1958 at the same sessions that produced Misterioso. It featured the debuts of Monk's compositions "Light Blue" and "Coming on the Hudson".

Thelonious in Action
Live album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin
Released	1958
Recorded	August 7, 1958
Venue	Five Spot Café, Bowery
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:32
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Thelonious Monk chronology
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1958) Thelonious in Action (1958) Misterioso (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Light Blue" – 5:14
2. "Coming on the Hudson" – 5:24
3. "Rhythm-A-Ning" – 9:25
4. "Epistrophy (Theme)" – 1:05

Side Two

1. "Blue Monk" - 8:31
2. "Evidence" – 8:48
3. "Epistrophy (Theme)" – 1:05[5]

CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Unidentified Solo Piano" – 1:54*
2. "Blues Five Spot" – 9:56*
3. "In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (Theme)" – 10:57*

* CD bonus tracks were recorded on July 9, 1958

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

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