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Charlie Rouse

Best known for his decade-plus association with Thelonious Monk, tenor saxophone player Charlie Rouse also played with numerous other jazz legends and was a respected bandleader in his own right. Born in Washington, DC, on April 6, 1924, Rouse quickly found work in the mid-’40s as a member of groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. He took a more significant role when he teamed up with horn player Julius Watkins as the co-leaders of the Jazz Modes, who recorded a series of albums for Dawn and Atlantic Records. A much-admired collaboration with fellow tenor...