JR Monterose

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JR Monterose (actually Frank Anthony Monterose, Jr .; born January 19, 1927 in Detroit ; † September 26, 1993 in Utica , New York ) was an American jazz musician ( tenor saxophonist and soprano saxophonist ).

Live and act

Monterose was born in Detroit and grew up in Utica, New York. He first learned the clarinet; then switched to the tenor saxophone , impressed by Coleman Hawkins ' and Chu Berry's playing. He later processed influences from Sonny Rollins , Sonny Stitt and Charlie Parker . 1948/49 Monterose worked with local bands around Utica and Syracuse ; In 1950 he took part in a tour to California with Henry Busse's band . Back in Utica, he played again with local musicians before joining Buddy Rich's Big Band (1952) and then playing in Claude Thornhill's orchestra (1954), until he was too restricted by the big band work. In 1955 Monterose played with Dan Terry and Teddy Charles , and worked at New York's Nut Club jazz club in Greenwich Village. 1956 played Monterose with Kenny Dorham , in the same year he was involved in the recording of Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus . In 1956 he had his first opportunity to make recordings with his own formation for the jazz label Blue Note Records ; it was attended by Ira Sullivan , Horace Silver , Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones . Despite this debut success and some notable recordings in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Monterose never succeeded as a band leader. He has also recorded with George Wallington , Oscar Pettiford , singer Sue Childs, vocalist Carmelito Esposito and Belgian bassist Freddie Deronde .

JR Monterose is not to be confused with the jazz musician Jack Montrose ("West Coast Jack").

Selection discography

As a leader
As a sideman
  • Teddy Charles: Evolution , 1953–1955, ( Prestige , 1955)
  • Kenny Dorham: Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets, Vol. 1 ( ABC-Paramount , 1956), 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia (Blue Note, 1956)
  • René Thomas : Guitar Groove ( Jazzland , 1960)

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ "JR" is an abbreviation by contraction (omission of the middle letters) of "Junior"
  2. ↑ The concert took place at The Tender Trap jazz club in Des Moines, Iowa. The young Al Jarreau, then still a psychology student at the University of Iowa, was a guest soloist

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personal data
SURNAME Monterose, JR
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Monterose, Frank Anthony Jr. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1993
Place of death Utica , New York