This personnel played during the Five Spot residency (from 18 July 1957 until late December 1957) and the Carnegie Hall sessions: Thelonious Monk (piano) John Coltrane (tenor saxophone) Wilbur Ware (bass) (18.07.1957-13.08.1957) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (from 13.08.1957 on) Shadow Wilson (drums) Wilbur Ware played in the quartet from opening of the Five Spot Concerts on 18 July 1957, and was replaced by Ahmed Abdul-Malik on the evening of 13 August after failing, without warning, to appear for work. (Source: liner notes by Orren Keepnews in the booklet of CD [https://musicbrainz.org/release/e2126efa-9a7a-48e0-808a-00ef0c9ca66a|Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane: The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings] (Catalog Nr. 888072300279))