J.R. Monterose
Frank Anthony Peter Vincent Monterose, Jr., known as J. R. Monterose, was an
American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor and occasionally soprano. He
began playing clarinet at age thirteen and later took up tenor saxophone after
hearing Tex Beneke with the Glenn Miller band. Monterose's professional career
started with local dance bands in upstate New York from 1947 to 1949. He later
worked with Henry “Hot Lips” Busse’s touring orchestra and the Buddy Rich big
band in the early 1950s. In the mid-1950s, he was featured with Claude
Thornhill’s orchestra and Teddy Charles’s mode...
Sophisticated LadyJ.R. Monterose
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Love Walked InJ.R. Monterose, Teddy Charles, Charles Mingus, Joe Puma, Ralph Sharon and Kenny Clarke
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)J.R. Monterose, Eddie Costa, Jonah Jones, Joe Puma, Ralph Sharon and Milt Hinton
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There's a Small HotelJ.R. Monterose, Teddy Charles, Charles Mingus, Joe Puma, Ralph Sharon and Kenny Clarke
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