mrjazzman Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Any Charlie Rouse fans out there besides myself? I've never heard anyone with his percussive, staccato(spelling) style of soloing. What do you believe is his best work with Monk......... Quote
Spontooneous Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Some fave Rouse with Monk: The Live in Japan set on Columbia. The Live in Stockholm set on DIW. And his "Well You Needn't" solo on Live at the It Club. Quote
Nate Dorward Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 For non-Monk work try Leaping and Loping with Sonny Clark (I forget whether the "g"s there shoudl be apostrophes)--actually rather better than most of his work with Monk. He's terrific on Monk's Dream. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 His Epic stuff is wonderful. I'm a fan. I love the It Club recordings. . .they're pretty solid representations of his work with Monk and something to be proud of! Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Some fave Rouse with Monk: The Live in Japan set on Columbia. The Live in Stockholm set on DIW. And his "Well You Needn't" solo on Live at the It Club. Good choices. The live stuff from Stockholm is currently available from the Monk family's private label. That DIW set is impossible to find... believe me, I looked! I really like this set and I thank John Litwack for turning me onto it. I'm a huge Charlie Rouse fan. I actually prefer his work away from Monk where he gets to do his own thing. Make sure you get that sampler of his Epic label output. I think it's called "Oh Yeah!". If vinyl is your thing, this material was recently reissued. On CD, the Japanese Epic's released in their "Mastersound" series sound phenomenal. Kevin Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Definitely count me as a fan, in fact I dig Rouse with Monk more than Coltrane or Rollins, unlike most people. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Definitely count me as a fan, in fact I dig Rouse with Monk more than Coltrane or Rollins, unlike most people. I didn't know Rouse played with Rollins or Coltrane? Quote
jazzbo Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 "Oh Yeah" is one of the two Epic lps. That and half the other is collected on the Columbia cd "Unsung Hero". . . . I recommend this cd! I also like his work as coleader of Les Jazz Modes, though it's a bit different! Quote
Kari S Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Personally I can't stand him. I mean I guess his style suits well with Monk's, but still... Quote
sidewinder Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Love his playing on 'Byrd In Hand'. Especially on 'Devil Whip'. Quote
kh1958 Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Sphere was an excellent band (Rouse, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams and Ben Riley). Their recordings (I'm only aware of one reissued on CD) are worth seeking out on LP, if not otherwise available. As I recall they were released on Elecktra Musician and Red. Quote
Free For All Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 The live stuff from Stockholm is currently available from the Monk family's private label. Is there a link to this? Quote
jazzbo Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 http://www.theloniousrecords.com/Merchant2...ategory_Code=AC Quote
JSngry Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 This one's really good, and this one's really good. Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 One album by Rouse that I never see mentioned is the co-led one with Paul Quinichette. Titled "The Chase Is On" on Bethlehem from 1957. I have this on an old Bethlehem CD and remember enjoying it quite a bit - I'll have to spin it again. Rouse appeared on another Bethlehem album from this period, by Cleanhead Vinson - never heard that one. Mike Quote
catesta Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 This one's really good, and this one's really good. Social Call is damn good! Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 One album by Rouse that I never see mentioned is the co-led one with Paul Quinichette. Titled "The Chase Is On" on Bethlehem from 1957. I have this on an old Bethlehem CD and remember enjoying it quite a bit - I'll have to spin it again. Rouse appeared on another Bethlehem album from this period, by Cleanhead Vinson - never heard that one. Mike Mike, I came very close to mentioning this date myself but it isn't reall easy to find these days. I have it on Charly two-fer. I do like that one a lot. Is the Japanese 24 bit version of this still in print? Kevin Quote
JSngry Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 It's been listed at Dussygoov fairly recently. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Sphere was an excellent band (Rouse, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams and Ben Riley). Their recordings (I'm only aware of one reissued on CD) are worth seeking out on LP, if not otherwise available. As I recall they were released on Elecktra Musician and Red. I have a very nice Sphere cd on Verve called Four For All. It was issued in 1987. Quote
Spontooneous Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 There are two nifty Sphere live dates on Red. On the one titled "Pumpkin's Delight," Buster Williams introduces the tenor player as "Chuck Rouse." Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 All Sphere details in the Kenny Barron discography on my website. Mike Quote
paul secor Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 My favorite Charlie Rouse with Monk is Criss Cross. As for Rouse alone, Unsung Hero (Epic) and Takin' Care of Business (OJC) are two recordings that I find myself returning to. Quote
kh1958 Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 Sphere was an excellent band (Rouse, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams and Ben Riley). Their recordings (I'm only aware of one reissued on CD) are worth seeking out on LP, if not otherwise available. As I recall they were released on Elecktra Musician and Red. I have a very nice Sphere cd on Verve called Four For All. It was issued in 1987. Yes that's the one I have on CD. On LP, Flight Path on Electra Musician (I don't seem to have their first album). On Red, Sphere on Tour and Live At Umbria Jazz. They sounded great when they played at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth. There was virtually no one in attendance. Quote
Elissa Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 Sphere was an excellent band (Rouse, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams and Ben Riley). Their recordings (I'm only aware of one reissued on CD) are worth seeking out on LP, if not otherwise available. As I recall they were released on Elecktra Musician and Red. I have a very nice Sphere cd on Verve called Four For All. It was issued in 1987. Wonderful record. Used to listen to it daily in college (when the record was new) and well do I remember my friends berating me: "You listen to records with dudes in ascots on the cover?" Caught Sphere with Rouse at the Vanguard in 87 or 88. Just phenomenal, so spiritual: Monk in all newly reMonkified ways. Rouse was the one who stayed with Monk until the very end wasn't he? Long after Riley had gone. After Rouse passed, Sphere with Gary Bartz has been quite wonderful as well, if very different. Difficult though to imagine anything that didn't sound good with a rhythm section comprised of those fellows. Quote
brownie Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 I know I am in a minority but I always liked 'Bossa Nova Bacchanal' on BN. Rouse really got the right mood of the Brazilian music on that date. An underrated Rouse session is the 'Upper Manhattan Jazz Society' album (Enja) he co-led with Benny Bailey. A superb get-together that really worked! Quote
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