| Epistrophy | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | October 10, 1988 | |||
| Venue | Bimbo´s 365 Club, San Francisco, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:49 | |||
| Label | Landmark LLP/LCD 1521 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Charlie Rouse chronology | ||||
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Epistrophy, sub-titled The Last Concert, is a live album by saxophonist Charlie Rouse which was recorded in 1988 in San Francisco and released on Orrin Keepnews' Landmark label the following year. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| MusicHound Jazz |  [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [8] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [9] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This historic event... finds Rouse in prime form despite the fact that he had just seven weeks to live... The date was special from the start, with producer Orrin Keepnews getting Rouse to say a few words to the audience about his time with Monk... A historic occasion that resulted in near-classic music; highly recommended". [5]
Duck Baker of Jazz Times wrote: "The sentimental interest of this last date... is matched by music of considerable value. Rouse knew his time was short, and some of his playing... is very emotional. Kudos to George Cables and Jessica Williams... for very fine and appropriately monastic piano work." [10]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that Rouse "runs through the songbook... with magisterial calm," and commented: "Rouse invests each of the numbers with the kind of rhythmic slant that is inalienably bound up with Monk's legacy." [7]
All compositions by Thelonious Monk except where noted.
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