J.R. Monterose Catalog

1956 (age 29)

J.R. Monterose   Blue Note BLP 1536   1956

Ira Sullivan, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 21, 1956

tk.3Wee-Jay
tk.7Marc V
tk.9The Third
tk.10Bobbie Pin
tk.12Ka-Link
tk.15Beauteous

** also released on Blue Note B1-29102 in 1994, CDP 7243 8 29102 2 0 in 1994.

J.R. Monterose   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29102 2 0   1994

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 21, 1956

tk.2Wee-Jay (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 1536 in 1956 + 1 bonus track.

1959 (age 32)

JR Monterose - The Message   JARO International JAM-5004   1960

JR Monterose, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

NYC, November 24, 1959

Straight Ahead
Violets For Your Furs
Green Street Scene
Chafic
You Know That
I Remember Clifford
Short Bridge

** also released on JARO International JAS-8004 in 1960; Venus (J) TKCZ-36020 in 1997; PJL (J) MTCJ-1089 in 2005; JARO International (J) ABCJ-552 in 2009; SSJ (J) XQAM-1622 in 2013. and on J.R. Monterose - Straight Ahead, Xanadu 126 in 1976.

1963

J.R. Monterose Quartet - Live At The Tender Trap   Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD-1023   1993

J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Dale Oehler, piano; Dick Vanizel, bass; Joe Abodeely, drums; Al Jarreau, vocal #2,3,5.

The Tender Trap, Cedar Rapids, IA, 1963

1.Whisper Not
2.Chafie
3.Summertime
4.What's New
5.Sophisticated Lady

1964

JR Monterose - In Action   Studio 4 SS 100   1964

J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Dale Oehler, piano; Gary Allen, bass; Joe Abodeely, drums.

Studio 4, Rock Island, IL, late 1964

Waltz For Claire
I Should Care
That You Are
Red Devil
Lover Man
Herky Hawks

** also released on V.S.O.P. #1 in 1983; Toy's Factory (J) TFCL-88925 in 1992; SSJ (J) XQAM-1616 in 2012.

1969 (age 42)

JR Monterose - Is Alive In Amsterdam Paradiso   Heavy Soul Music (Du) HSM 1502   1969

J.R. Monterose, amplified tenor sax; Han Bennink, drums.

Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland, June 4, 1969

I Remember Clifford
Sonnymoon For Two

J.R. Monterose, amplified tenor sax; Jan Jacobs, bass; Han Bennink, drums; Steve Boston, congas; Groentjie, timbales.

Reborn Part One
Reborn Part Two

1970

Pierre Courbois, Jon Eardley, Rein De Graaff, Henk Haverhoek, J.R. Monterose - Body And Soul   Munich Records (Du) 6802 654 M3   1970

Jon Eardley, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Rein De Graaff, piano; Henk Haverhoek, bass; Pierre Courbois, drums.

The Auditorium Of Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, Holland, January 31, 1970

Short Bridge
Body And Soul
For Hank
Just Blues
Old Folks
How Deep Is The Ocean

1979 (age 52)

J.R. Monterose - Live In Albany   Uptown UP 27.02   1980

J.R. Monterose, sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Eddie Robinson, drums.

Lark Tavern, Albany, NY, May 8, 1979

The Shadow Of Your Smile
Ruby My Dear
Lu-an
Just Friends

** also released on Live In Albany 1979, Uptown UPCD 27.80 in 2014.

J.R. Monterose - Live In Albany 1979   Uptown UPCD 27.80   2014

J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Eddie Robinson, drums.

Lark Tavern, Albany, NY, May 8, 1979

Green Street Scene
I Should Care
Giant Steps

** originally released on Live In Albany, Uptown UP 27.02 in 1980 + 3 bonus tracks.

J.R. Monterose Quartet - Welcome Back, J.R.!   Progressive (J) KUX-136-G   1979

J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.

Vanguard Studios, NYC, May 18, 1979

Lush Life
Giant Steps
My Old Flame
Luan
Evelyn's Delight
Marty's Place

** also released on J.R. Monterose Quartet - Lush Life, Progressive PRO 7049 in 1988, (J) CDSOL-6716 in 2016.

1981

J.R. Monterose Duo With Tommy Flanagan - ...And A Little Pleasure   Uptown UP 27.06   1981

J.R. Monterose, tenor, soprano sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano.

Right Track Recording, NYC, April 6 and 7, 1981

Never Let Me Go
Pain And Suffering...And A Little Pleasure
Con Alma
Central Park West
Theme For Ernie
Vinnie's Pad
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Twelve Tone Tune

** also released on A Little Pleasure, Reservoir RSR CD 109 in 1988.

J.R. Monterose, Hugh Brodie - Bebop Loose & Live   Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1013   1982

Hugh Brodie, tenor sax #1,2; J.R. Monterose, tenor, soprano sax #1,3,4; Larry Ham, piano; Pat O'Leary, bass; Tom Melito, drums.

Alger's Pub, Potsdam, NY, December 4, 1981

1.Blue Bossa
2.Kiamesha
3.Green Dolphin Street
4.What's New

1988 (age 61)

J.R. Monterose Quartet - T.T.T.   Storyville (D) STCD 8291   1999

J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Niels "Guffi" Pallesen, bass; Jesper Elen, drums.

Jazzhus Slukefter, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2, 1988

You Don't Know What Love Is
All The Things You Are
What's New
Central Park West
Green Street Scene