J. R. Monterose (album)

J. R. Monterose
Studio album by J. R. Monterose
Released 1956
Recorded October 21, 1956
Genre Jazz
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion
J. R. Monterose chronology
J. R. Monterose
(1956)		 The Message
(1959)

J. R. Monterose is the debut album by American saxophonist J. R. Monterose recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "J. R. Monterose's first session as a leader was a thoroughly enjoyable set of swinging, straight-ahead bop that revealed him as a saxophonist with a knack for powerful, robust leads in the vein of Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins... In fact, the quality of the music is so strong, J. R. Monterose qualifies as one of the underappreciated gems in Blue Note's mid-'50s catalog".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by J. R. Monterose
  1. "Wee-Jay" - 6:56
  2. "The Third" - 5:15
  3. "Bobbie Pin" - 8:03
  4. "Marc V" - 6:30
  5. "Ka-Link" - 9:01
  6. "Beauteous" - 5:24
  7. "Wee-Jay" [alternate take] - 7:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on October 21, 1956.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 2, 2010
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2010