Charlie Rouse - Yeah! (1960) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4038}

Charlie Rouse - Yeah! (1960) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4038}

Reissue with the latest DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. Thelonious Monk's legendary tenorist steps out on his own in this fantastic (and rare) hardbop session from the early 60s! The album's quite different than some of the work Charlie Rouse cut with Monk's classic quartet at the time – more in a hardbop mode that takes us back to his late 50s sides for Prestige – but done with a new sense sharpness, and a bit more of a soul jazz influence overall!

The group is great too – a quartet that includes Dave Bailey on drums, Billy Gardner on piano, and Peck Morrison on bass. The latter two were playing a lot with Lou Donaldson in the early 60s, and they bring a similar rhythmic flavor to this set as well – and although we've always loved Rouse's modernist tones with Monk, this session shows him as a true emotional genius, capable of laying down a tight solo that's right in the pocket! Titles include "Billy's Blues", "Lil Rousin", "Stella By Starlight", and "Rouse's Point".

Personnel:
Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
Billy Gardner - piano
Peck Morrison - bass
Dave Bailey - drums

tracklist:
01 - You Don't Know What Love Is
02 - Lil Rousin'
03 - Stella By Starlight
04 - Billy's Blues
05 - Rouse's Point
06 - No Greater Love