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1957 studio album by Julius Watkins and Charlie Rouse
Les Jazz Modes
Released 1957 Recorded June 12, 1956New York City
Genre
Jazz
Label DawnDLP-1108
Producer Chuck Darwin
Les Jazz Modes is an album by Les Jazz Modes, a group led by french horn player
Julius Watkins and saxophonist
Charlie Rouse . The album was recorded in 1956 and released on the
Dawn label.
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[3] The album was released on CD with additional tracks from Jazzville Vol. 1 (Dawn, 1956) and Modern Jazz Festival (
Jazztone , 1956)
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.
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Track listing
All compositions by Julius Watkins except as indicated, all arrangements by Julius Watkins.
"
Dancing on the Ceiling " (
Lorenz Hart ,
Richard Rodgers ) – 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Legend" (Gildo Mahones) – 3:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Temptations" (
Nacio Herb Brown ,
Arthur Freed ) – 3:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Episode" – 2:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
"
Dancing in the Dark " (
Howard Dietz ,
Arthur Schwartz ) – 2:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
Goodbye " (
Gordon Jenkins ) – 3:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Town and Country" (Varon) – 4:16
"When the Blues Come On" (
Al Cohn , Charles Isaiah Darwin) – 4:15
"Blue Modes" – 4:30
"
You Are Too Beautiful " (Hart, Rodgers) – 3:43
"
So Far " (
Oscar Hammerstein II , Rodgers) – 2:56
"Idle Evening" – 4:16
"Garden Delights" – 5:28
"Strange Tale" – 4:30
"Two Songs" – 3:13
"Stallion" (Mahones) – 3:04 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Les Jazz Modes (with
Julius Watkins , 1956)
Mood in Scarlet (with Julius Watkins, 1956)
The Chase Is On (with
Paul Quinichette , 1957)
The Most Happy Fella (with Julius Watkins, 1957)
The Jazz Modes (with Julius Watkins, 1957 & 1958)
Just Wailin' (with
Herbie Mann ,
Kenny Burrell , and
Mal Waldron , 1958)
Takin' Care of Business (1960)
Yeah! (1960)
Bossa Nova Bacchanal (1962)
Two Is One (1974)
Moment's Notice (1977)
The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society (1981)
Social Call (with
Red Rodney , 1984)
Soul Mates (with
Sahib Shihab , 1988)
Live albums Related articles
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums