Yeah! (Charlie Rouse album)

Yeah! is an album by American saxophonist Charlie Rouse recorded in 1960 and released on the Epic label.[1] It was reissued in 1990 with the title Unsung Hero, with extra tracks recorded during July 1961.[1]

Yeah!
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedDecember 20 & 21, 1960
New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:52
LabelEpic
BA 17012
Charlie Rouse chronology
Takin' Care of Business
(1960)
Yeah!
(1961)
Bossa Nova Bacchanal
(1962)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
MusicHound Jazz     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide     [5]

Steve Leggett, in his review for AllMusic, stated: "Rouse headed up few sessions on his own as a bandleader, but as this calm, workmanlike set... clearly shows, he could rise to the occasion".[2]

Jack Fuller of the Chicago Tribune commented: "In performance, Rouse`s musical taste was impeccable and his musical sophistication the match of Monk's."[6]

Track listing

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All compositions by Charlie Rouse except as indicated

  1. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 6:31
  2. "Lil Rousin'" - 5:05
  3. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 6:21
  4. "Billy's Blues" - 8:46
  5. "Rouse's Point" - 4:47
  6. "(There Is) No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 6:22

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Charlie Rouse discography accessed January 1, 2015
  2. ^ a b Leggett, Steve. Yeah! at AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 978.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 1120.
  5. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 584.
  6. ^ Fuller, Jack (December 23, 1990). "Unsung Hero (Charlie Rouse; Columbia Jazz Masterpieces).Well,..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2024.