Yeah! (Charlie Rouse album)

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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)

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]

Reception[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.