The Message

by J.R. Monterose

The Message cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Jaro
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:22
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Message' documents tenor saxophonist J.R. Monterose in a modern small-group jazz setting after his earlier Blue Note association. The album balances cool-jazz restraint with hard bop phrasing and emphasizes Monterose's concise improvisational voice.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Straight Ahead (5:23)
  2. Violets For Your Furs (2:46)
  3. Green Street Scene (6:15)
  4. Chafic (5:10)
  5. You Know That (6:45)
  6. I Remember Clifford (5:37)
  7. Short Bridge (6:26)

Credits

  • J. R. Monterose - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Jimmy Garrison - bass
  • Maurer Studios Inc. - cover
  • Pete La Roca - drums
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Matt Dennis - written-by
  • Tom Adair - written-by
  • Benny Golson - written-by

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