Four in One (album)

Four in One
Studio album by Sphere
Released 1982
Recorded February 17, 1982
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length 32:25
Label Elektra/Musician
60166
Producer Damu Productions Ltd.
Sphere chronology
Four in One
(1982)		 Flight Path
(1983)
Kenny Barron chronology
Kenny Barron at the Piano
(1981)		 Four in One
(1982)		 Imo Live
(1982)

Four in One (subtitled A Tribute to Thelonious Monk) is the debut album by the group Sphere featuring saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, and Monk's former drummer Ben Riley which was recorded in early 1982 and released on the Elektra/Musician label.[1][2][3] The album was recorded on the day of Monk's death but before the musicians had heard of it.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

In his review on AllMusic, Ron Wynn states: "Tremendous tribute effort, outstanding versions of Monk classics. Top-flight Monk repertory effort."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Thelonious Monk.

  1. "Four in One" – 6:54
  2. "Light Blue" – 3:38
  3. "Monk's Dream" – 6:01
  4. "Evidence" – 6:01
  5. "Reflections" – 5:58
  6. "Eronel" – 6:53

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jazzlists: Elektra Musician LP discography, accessed March 20, 2018
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982- ), accessed March 20, 2018
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed February 2, 2017
  4. ↑ Album liner notes, accessed February 2, 2017
  5. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. Sphere – Four in One: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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