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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
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You Are Too BeautifulCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
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Autumn LeavesCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
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Tender TrapPaul Quinichette and Charlie Rouse
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You Don't Know What Love IsCharlie Rouse
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'Round MidnightCharlie Rouse
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TemptationCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins
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You Are Too BeautifulCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins

You Are Too Beautiful

3:43

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Autumn LeavesCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins

Les Jazz Modes Vol. 1

5:14

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Tender TrapPaul Quinichette and Charlie Rouse

4:24

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You Don't Know What Love IsCharlie Rouse

Yeah!

6:31

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'Round MidnightCharlie Rouse

Epistrophy

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TemptationCharlie Rouse and Julius Watkins

Les Jazz Modes

3:57

Albums