Charlie Rouse
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-’40s 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...
You Are Too BeautifulCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
Autumn LeavesCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
Tender TrapPaul Quinichette and Charlie Rouse
TemptationCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
'Round MidnightCharlie Rouse
You Don't Know What Love IsCharlie Rouse
You Are Too BeautifulCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
You Are Too Beautiful
3:43
Autumn LeavesCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
Les Jazz Modes Vol. 1
5:14
Tender TrapPaul Quinichette and Charlie Rouse
4:24
TemptationCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
Les Jazz Modes
3:57
'Round MidnightCharlie Rouse
Epistrophy
You Don't Know What Love IsCharlie Rouse
Yeah!
6:31
