Charlie Rouse

John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Candy Dulfer, Phil Woods, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Paul Desmond, Johnny Griffin, Joe Lovano, Bennie Maupin, Marshall Allen et al, Charlie Rouse, Billy Harper et al. They are the “Jazz Legends (Special Saxophonists)” performers selected among the 287 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. […]

Clifford Brown’s ‘Memorial Album’ is the first album under his leadership recorded on June 9, 1953 and released in 1956 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Hymn Of The Orient (Gigi Gryce) – 04:07 . 2.Easy Living (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 03:44 . 3.Minor Mood (Clifford Brown) – 04:34 . 4.Cherokee (Ray Noble) – […]

‘Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk’ is an album recorded on April 29, 1960 at the Blackhawk in San Francisco and released in 1960 by Riverside.. Track Listing : 1.Let’S Call This (Thelonious Monk) – 08:33 . 2.Four In One (Thelonious Monk) – 08:41 . 3.I’M Getting Sentimental Over You (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 6:14 […]

April 15, 1966 – the Thelonious Monk Quartet – that is Thelonious Monk (p), Charlie Rouse (ts), Larry Gales (b) and Ben Riley (d) – plays live during a Norwegian television show in Oslo.

March 14, 1965 – the Thelonious Monk Quartet – that is Thelonious Monk (p), Charlie Rouse (ts) and Larry Gales (b) – performs at Marquee Club in London

‘The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall’ is an album recorded on February 28, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside. Track Listing : 1.Thelonious (Thelonious Monk) – 00:56 . 2.Friday The 13Th (Thelonious Monk) – 09:22 . 3.Monk’S Mood (Thelonious Monk) – 10:15 . 4.Little Rootie Tootie (Thelonious Monk) – 08:45 . 5.Off […]

This day ( February 17, 1982), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Thelonious Sphere Monk, an American jazz pianist and composer.

Carmen McRae’s’Carmen Sings Monk’ is a studio album recorded on January 30 and February 1, 1988 and released in 1988 by Novus. Track Listing : 1.Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser) (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher) – 03:58 . 2.Dear Ruby (Ruby, My Dear) (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher) – 06:01 . 3.It’S Over Now (Well, You […]

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Big Band and Quartet in Concert’ is his fifth album recorded live at Lincoln Center, New York City on December 30, 1963. Track Listing : 1.I Mean You (Thelonious Monk) – 12:42 . 2.Evidence (Thelonious Monk) – 12:38 . 3.(When It’S) Darkness On The Delta (Thelonious Monk) – 05:03 . 4.Oska T. (Thelonious […]

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Underground’ is an album recorded on December 14 and 21, 1967 and February 14, 1968 and released the same year by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Thelonious (Thelonious Monk) – 03:16 . 2.Ugly Beauty (Thelonious Monk) – 010:46 . 3.Raise Four (Thelonious Monk) – 07:01 . 4.Boo Boo’S Birthday (Thelonious Monk) – 05:57 . […]

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Monk’s Dream’ is an album recorded between October 31 and November 6, 1962 and released in 1963 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Monk’S Dream (Thelonious Monk) – 06:26 . 2.Body And Soul (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 04:29 . 3.Bright Mississippi (Thelonious Monk) – 08:34 . 4.Five Spot Blues […]

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Criss-Cross’ is his twenty sixth album recorded on November 6, 1962 and March 29, 1963 and released the same year by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Hackensack (Thelonious Monk) – 04:12 . 2.Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar – 03:46 . 3.Criss Cross (Thelonious Monk) – 04:52 . 4.Eronel (Monk, Idrees Sulieman, Sadik […]

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Live at the It Club’ is a live album recorded on October 31 and November 1, 1964 and released the same year by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk) – 11:20 . 2.Well, You Needn’T (Thelonious Monk) – 09:17 . 3.’Round Midnight (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 06:32 . […]