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Charlie Rouse

Jazz
Hard bop
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...
Songs
You Don't Know What Love Is
You Don't Know What Love IsCharlie Rouse

Yeah!

6:31

Temptation
TemptationCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins

Les Jazz Modes

3:57

Temptation
TemptationLes Jazz Modes, Charlie Rouse and Julius Watkins

Les Jazz Modes Vol. 1

3:58

Tender Trap
Tender TrapPaul Quinichette and Charlie Rouse

4:24

(There Is) No Greater Love
(There Is) No Greater LoveCharlie Rouse

Yeah!

6:22

Autumn Leaves
Autumn LeavesCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins

Les Jazz Modes Vol. 1

5:14

Albums