Les Jazz Modes
Les Jazz Modes is an album by Les Jazz Modes Modes led by horn player Julius Watkins and saxophonist Charlie Rouse recorded in 1956 and released on the Dawn label.[1][2][3] The album was released on CD with additional tracks from Jazzville Vol. 1 (Dawn, 1956) and Modern Jazz Festival (Jazztone, 1956)
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | June 12, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Dawn DLP-1108 | |||
| Producer | Chuck Darwin | |||
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[4]
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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
- Julius Watkins - French horn
- Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
- Gildo Mahones - piano
- Paul West (tracks 1-6), Paul Chambers (tracks 7-10, 13, 15 & 16), Oscar Pettiford (tracks 11, 12 & 14) - bass
- Art Taylor (tracks 1-6), Ron Jefferson (tracks 7-16) - drums
- Janet Putnam - harp (tracks 8 & 10))
- Eileen Gilbert - vocals (tracks 8, 10 & 14)
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References
- Charlie Rouse discography accessed January 1, 2015
- Julius Watkins discography accessed January 1, 2015
- Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Dawn Album Discography, accessed November 30, 2015
- Allmusic Review accessed January 1, 2015
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