Four in One (Sonny Fortune album)

Four in One is an album of Thelonious Monk's compositions performed by saxophonist Sonny Fortune which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz
AllMusic

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "After years of erratic albums altoist Sonny Fortune finally made a great recording with this release ... Fortune plays quite passionately and really digs into the material, creating one of the finest recordings of his career". On All About Jazz, Florence Wetzell noted: "Clearly Monk has a resonance with Fortune—the interpretations are spot on, yet they are infused with his unique spirit".

Track listing

All compositions by Thelonious Monk

"Four in One" – 6:02
"Criss Cross" – 5:03
"Reflections" – 6:44
"Monk's Dream" – 8:19
"Hornin' In" – 7:00
"Coming on the Hudson" – 4:38
"Trinkle, Tinkle" – 5:36
"Pannonica" – 4:12
"Hackensack" – 7:17
"Ask Me Now" – 7:27

Personnel

Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone, flute
Kirk Lightsey – piano (tracks 1-7 & 9)
Santi Debriano (tracks 8 & 10), Buster Williams (tracks 1, 2, 4-7 & 9) – bass
Ronnie Burrage (track 10), Billy Hart (tracks 1, 2, 4-7 & 9) – drums

References

Jazzdisco: Sonny Fortune Catalog accessed February 12, 2019
Sonny Fortune's discography, accessed February 12, 2019
Jazzlists: Sonny Fortune discography accessed February 12, 2019
Jazzdisco: Blue Note Records Discography: 1993-1994 accessed February 12, 2019
^ Yanow, Scott. Sonny Fortune: Four in One – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ Wetzel, F. All About Jazz Review accessed July 20, 2018

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	Long Before Our Mothers Cried (1974) Awakening (1975) Waves of Dreams (1976) Four in One (1994) A Better Understanding (1995) From Now On (1996)

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