Four in One (Sonny Fortune album)

Four in One
Studio album by Sonny Fortune
Released	1994
Recorded	January 17, 18 and 27, 1994
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:18
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Marty Khan, Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune chronology
Alto Memories (1994) Four in One (1994) A Better Understanding (1995)

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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[5]
AllMusic	[6]

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". ^[6] 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". ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Thelonious Monk

1. "Four in One" – 6:02
2. "Criss Cross" – 5:03
3. "Reflections" – 6:44
4. "Monk's Dream" – 8:19
5. "Hornin' In" – 7:00
6. "Coming on the Hudson" – 4:38
7. "Trinkle, Tinkle" – 5:36
8. "Pannonica" – 4:12
9. "Hackensack" – 7:17
10. "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

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