| J. R. Monterose | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | J. R. Monterose |
| Cover: | J. R. Monterose (album).jpeg |
| Released: | 1957 |
| Recorded: | October 21, 1956 |
| Studio: | Rudy Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Blue Note BLP 1536 |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
| Chronology: | J. R. Monterose |
| Next Title: | The Message |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
J. R. Monterose is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist J. R. Monterose, recorded on October 21, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The quintet features trumpeter Ira Sullivan and rhythm section Horace Silver, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones.[1]
The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stating, "J. R. Monterose's first session as a leader was a thoroughly enjoyable set of swinging, straight-ahead bop that revealed him as a saxophonist with a knack for powerful, robust leads in the vein of Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins.... In fact, the quality of the music is so strong, J. R. Monterose qualifies as one of the underappreciated gems in Blue Note's mid-'50s catalog."[2]