Charlie Rouse
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Biography
Best known for his decade-plus association with Thelonious Monk, tenor saxophone player Charlie Rouse also played with numerous other jazz legends and was a respected bandleader in his own right. Born in Washington, DC, on April 6, 1924, Rouse quickly found work in the mid-â40s as a member of groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. He took a more significant role when he teamed up with horn player Julius Watkins as the co-leaders of the Jazz Modes, who recorded a series of albums for Dawn and Atlantic Records. A much-admired collaboration with fellow tenor sax player Paul Quinichette, The Chase is On, arrived in 1957.
By 1959, Rouse entered the ranks of Thelonious Monkâs Quintet. This period would yield his most well-known work, as he appeared on classic Monk recordings At Town Hall (1959), Monkâs Dream (1963), and Big Band and Quartet in Concert (1963), first on Riverside Records and later moving over to Columbia. Rouseâs time with Monk would span 10 years and lasted until just before Monk stepped away from music in the early 1970s. Rouse continued to honor Monkâs legacy after Monkâs death in 1982, forming the Monk-honoring band Sphere and making an appearance on Carmen McRaeâs Grammy-nominated Carmen Sings Monk.
Rouse also recorded as a bandleader, although he took a break from his own work during his time with Monk. He was still active in music when he died in Seattle on November 30, 1988, from lung cancer.
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- Haupe by Charlie Rouse
- Diminuendo In Blue by Charlie Rouse
- Blue Gala by Charlie Rouse
- Back Down To The Tropics
- Clover and Cinnamon (Cravo E Canela)
- Xochimilco featuring Charlie Rouse
- Soul's of the Night by Charlie Rouse
- Rifftide featuring Joe Gordon
- Body and Soul featuring Joe Gordon
- All Blues by Charlie Rouse
- Rhythm-A-Ning by Charlie Rouse
- Crepuscule With Nellie by Charlie Rouse
- Two Is One
- In His Presence Searching
- In a Funky Way
- 1. Backwoods Echo (Sertão)
- Velhos Tempos
- Bitchin'
- Aconteceu
- Un Dia
- Samba De Orfeu
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You by Charlie Rouse
- Back to the Tropics
- They Didn't Believe Me by Charlie Rouse
