Charlie Rouse's debut as a leader (not counting his earlier work co-leading Les Jazz Modes with the great French horn player Julius Watkins) was made for Jazzland and is available as an OJC CD. The distinctive tenor saxophonist, who had just started a decade-long stint as a member of the Thelonious Monk Quartet, teams up with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., bassist Earl May, and drummer Art Taylor. Together they perform straight-ahead material including Rouse's own uptempo "Upptankt," the standard "They Didn't Believe Me," and songs by Mitchell, Kenny Drew, and Randy Weston. A fine modern mainstream jam session-flavored set. ~ AllMusic.com
01 - Blue Farouq
02 - '204'
03 - Upptankt
04 - Wierdo
05 - Pretty Strange
06 - They Didn't Believe Me
Blue Mitchell: Trumpet
Charlie Rouse: Sax Tenor
Art Taylor: Drums
Walter Bishop: Piano
Earl May: Bass
Fats Navarro and Charlie Rouse. Photography by William P. Gottlieb, betwen 1946 and 1948.
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