| Moment's Notice | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Charlie Rouse |
| Cover: | Charlie_Rouse_Moments_Notice.jpg |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | October 20, 1977 |
| Studio: | New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 1:09:11 |
| Label: | Jazzcraft Records Jazzcraft 4 Storyville Records SLP 4079 |
| Producer: | Lars Johansen |
| Chronology: | Charlie Rouse |
| Prev Title: | Cinnamon Flower |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Moment's Notice is an album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Rouse. It was recorded on October 20, 1977, and was released on LP in 1978 by both Storyville Records and the Danish label Jazzcraft. On the album, Rouse is joined by pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Ben Riley.[1] [2] [3] In 1997, the album was reissued on CD with four alternate takes.[4]
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called the album "a fine straight-ahead set," noting Rouse's "immediately recognizable tone," and wrote: "Other than Thelonious Monk's 'Well You Needn't' and Thad Jones' 'A Child Is Born,' the material is somewhat obscure... and generally a bit complex, but always swinging. A fine effort."
Writing for Jazz Times, Miles Jordan commented: "Rouse's melodic playing perfectly illuminates each piece and the rhythm section is faultless."