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J. R. Monterose (album)

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Released
  
1956

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Recorded
  
October 21, 1956

Label
  
Blue Note 1536

J. R. Monterose (1956)
  
The Message (1959)

J. R. Monterose is the debut album by American saxophonist J. R. Monterose recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "J. R. Monterose's first session as a leader was a thoroughly enjoyable set of swinging, straight-ahead bop that revealed him as a saxophonist with a knack for powerful, robust leads in the vein of Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins... In fact, the quality of the music is so strong, J. R. Monterose qualifies as one of the underappreciated gems in Blue Note's mid-'50s catalog".

Track listing

All compositions by J. R. Monterose except as indicated
  1. "Wee-Jay" - 6:56
  2. "The Third" (Donald Byrd) - 5:15
  3. "Bobbie Pin" - 8:03
  4. "Marc V" - 6:30
  5. "Ka-Link" (Philly Joe Jones) - 9:01
  6. "Beauteous" (Paul Chambers) - 5:24
  7. "Wee-Jay" [alternate take] - 7:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on October 21, 1956.

    • Personnel

  • J. R. Monterose - tenor saxophone
  • Ira Sullivan - trumpet
  • Horace Silver - piano
  • Wilbur Ware - bass
  • Philly Joe Jones - drums

    • References

    J. R. Monterose (album) Wikipedia
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