Artist: Charlie Rouse
Title Of Album: Epistrophy
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: 32 Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Format: Flac/Cue/Log
Quality: Lossless
Total Time: 64:15
Total Size: 400 MB(+3%)
Artist: Charlie Rouse
Title Of Album: Epistrophy
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: 32 Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Format: Flac/Cue/Log
Quality: Lossless
Total Time: 64:15
Total Size: 400 MB(+3%)
Tracklist
1. Some Words about Monk 3:11
2. Nutty 6:57
3. Ruby, My Dear 7:48
4. Blue Monk 9:15
5. In walked Bud 9:29
6. Round Midnight 16:22
7. Epistrophy 11:10
personnel :
George Cables — Piano
Don Cherry — trumpet
Charlie Rouse — tenor saxophone
Ralph Penland — drums
Buddy Montgomery — vibraphone
Jessica Williams — piano
Jeff Chambers — bass
Although he had an extensive career, tenor saxophonist Charlie
Rouse is best remembered for his decade (1960-1970) as a member of
the Thelonious Monk Quartet. It is only right that the last time
that he picked up his horn was for a Monk tribute concert. This
historic event, originally released by Landmark and reissued with
one extra selection on a 1997 32 Jazz CD, finds Rouse in prime form
despite the fact that he had just seven weeks to live (before
passing on from lung cancer). The date was special from the start,
with producer Orrin Keepnews getting Rouse to say a few words to
the audience about his time with Monk. There are renditions of
«Nutty» and «Ruby, My Dear» that match Rouse with pianist George
Cables, bassist Jeff Chambers and drummer Ralph Penland; «Blue
Monk» has Jessica Williams sitting in quite effectively on piano;
the «new» rendition of «In Walked Bud» showcases vibraphonist Buddy
Montgomery in a quartet with Cables, Chambers, and Penland; and,
for «‘Round Midnight» and «Epistrophy» (Thelonious’ closing theme,
which also closed the career of Charlie Rouse), the tenorman and
quartet are joined by trumpeter Don Cherry. A historic occasion
that resulted in near-classic music; highly recommended.~ Scott
Yanow