Yeah! (remastered, incl. 3 bonus tracks) (1961)

Eén van de beste heruitgaven van 2016, volgens jazzspeciaalzaak Jazz Center in Den Haag. "Tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse is best known for his work with Thelonious Monk, playing with the enigmatic pianist and composer during Monk's Columbia years from 1959 until 1970. Rouse's sound with Monk was so fluid and smooth that's it's easy to forget how many eccentric, jagged turns he had to navigate night after night, and that Rouse did it with quiet, steady grace is a testament both to his sax playing and to the space Monk built into his puzzle box compositions. This calm, workmanlike set, recorded in 1960 and originally released in 1961 on Epic, clearly shows that he could rise to the occasion. Working with a rhythm section of Dave Bailey on drums, Peck Morrison on bass, and Billy Gardner on piano (this was actually Gardner's debut in a recording studio), Rouse's sax lines seem to float effortlessly over the top of things, feeling less urgent and angular than his work with Monk." (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)