J.R. Monterose Discography
1956 (age 29)
J.R. Monterose Quintet
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.2 | Wee-Jay (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29102 2 0, (J) TOCJ-1601 |
| tk.3 | Wee-Jay | Blue Note BLP 1536 |
| tk.7 | Marc V | - |
| tk.9 | The Third | - |
| tk.10 | Bobbie Pin | - |
| tk.12 | Ka-Link | - |
| tk.15 | Beauteous | - |
* Blue Note BLP 1536 J.R. Monterose 1956
= Blue Note B1-29102, CDP 7243 8 29102 2 0 - 1994
* Blue Note (J) TOCJ-1601 Various Artists - Blue Trails: The Rare Tracks 1996
1959 (age 32)
JR Monterose Quartet
JR Monterose, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.
NYC, November 24, 1959
| Straight Ahead | JARO International JAM-5004 | |
| Violets For Your Furs | - | |
| Green Street Scene | - | |
| Chafic | - | |
| You Know That | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Short Bridge | - |
* JARO International JAM-5004, JAS-8004 JR Monterose - The Message 1960
= Xanadu 126 J.R. Monterose - Straight Ahead 1976
= Venus (J) TKCZ-36020 JR Monterose - The Message 1997
= PJL (J) MTCJ-1089 - 2005
= JARO International (J) ABCJ-552 - 2009
= SSJ (J) XQAM-1622 - 2013
1963
J.R. Monterose Quartet With Al Jarreau
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 | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD-1023 |
| 2. | Chafie | - |
| 3. | Summertime | - |
| 4. | What's New | - |
| 5. | Sophisticated Lady | - |
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD-1023 J.R. Monterose Quartet - Live At The Tender Trap 1993
1964
J.R. Monterose + The Joe Abodeely Trio
J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Dale Oehler, piano; Gary Allen, bass; Joe Abodeely, drums.
Studio 4, Rock Island, IL, late 1964
| Waltz For Claire | Studio 4 SS 100 | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| That You Are | - | |
| Red Devil | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Herky Hawks | - |
* Studio 4 SS 100 JR Monterose - In Action 1964
= V.S.O.P. #1 - 1983
= Toy's Factory (J) TFCL-88925 - 1992
= SSJ (J) XQAM-1616 - 2012
1969 (age 42)
J.R. Monterose With Han Bennink
J.R. Monterose, amplified tenor sax; Han Bennink, drums.
Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland, June 4, 1969
| I Remember Clifford | Heavy Soul Music (Du) HSM 1502 | |
| 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 | - |
* Heavy Soul Music (Du) HSM 1502 JR Monterose - Is Alive In Amsterdam Paradiso 1969
1970
J.R. Monterose Quintet
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 | Munich Records (Du) 6802 654 M3 | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| For Hank | - | |
| Just Blues | - | |
| Old Folks | - | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
* Munich Records (Du) 6802 654 M3 Pierre Courbois, Jon Eardley, Rein De Graaff, Henk Haverhoek, J.R. Monterose - Body And Soul 1970
1979 (age 52)
J.R. Monterose Quartet
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 | Uptown UP 27.02 | |
| Ruby My Dear | - | |
| Lu-an | - | |
| Just Friends | - |
J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Eddie Robinson, drums.
| The Shadow Of Your Smile | ||
| Ruby My Dear | ||
| Just Friends | ||
| Lu-an | ||
| Green Street Scene | Uptown UPCD 27.80 | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| Giant Steps | - |
* Uptown UP 27.02 J.R. Monterose - Live In Albany 1980
= Uptown UPCD 27.80 J.R. Monterose - Live In Albany 1979 2014
J.R. Monterose Quartet
J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, May 18, 1979
| Lush Life | Progressive (J) KUX-136-G | |
| Giant Steps | - | |
| My Old Flame | - | |
| Luan | - | |
| Evelyn's Delight | - | |
| Marty's Place | - |
* Progressive (J) KUX-136-G J.R. Monterose Quartet - Welcome Back, J.R.! 1979
= Progressive PRO 7049 J.R. Monterose Quartet - Lush Life 1988
= Progressive (J) CDSOL-6716 - 2016
1981
J.R. Monterose Duo With Tommy Flanagan
J.R. Monterose, tenor, soprano sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano.
Right Track Recording, NYC, April 6 and 7, 1981
| Never Let Me Go | Uptown UP 27.06 | |
| 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 | - |
same session.
| Never Let Me Go | ||
| Pain And Suffering...And A Little Pleasure | ||
| Con Alma | ||
| Central Park West | ||
| Vinnie's Pad | ||
| Theme For Ernie | ||
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | ||
| Twelve Tone Tune |
* Uptown UP 27.06 J.R. Monterose Duo With Tommy Flanagan - ...And A Little Pleasure 1981
= Reservoir RSR CD 109 J.R. Monterose, Tommy Flanagan - A Little Pleasure 1988
J.R. Monterose - Hugh Brodie Quintet
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 | Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1013 |
| 2. | Kiamesha | - |
| 3. | Green Dolphin Street | - |
| 4. | What's New | - |
* Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1013 J.R. Monterose, Hugh Brodie - Bebop Loose & Live 1982
1988 (age 61)
J.R. Monterose Quartet
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 | Storyville (D) STCD 8291 | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| What's New | - | |
| Central Park West | - | |
| Green Street Scene | - |
* Storyville (D) STCD 8291 J.R. Monterose Quartet - T.T.T. 1999