Index of Compositions Performed by J. R. Monterose



Generated on Sat, Apr 12, 2008


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411 West   (Benny Golson)
July 19, 1956

All Or Nothing At All   (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence)
ca. 1964

All The Things You Are   (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
January 16, 1979
April 26, 1984
April 27, 1984
April 29, 1984
November 1, 1985
July 2, 1988
July 3, 1988
July 4, 1988
July 8, 1988
July 9, 1988
October 1989

Alone Again   (J.R. Monterose)
1981
October 1989

Bags' Groove   (Milt Jackson)
January 16, 1979
April 27, 1984

Beauteous   (Paul Chambers)
October 21, 1956

Blue Bossa   (Kenny Dorham)
June 13, 1980
June 27, 1980
December 4, 1981
September 21, 1991

Blue In Green   (Miles Davis, Bill Evans)
May 23, 1980

Blues   (Traditional)
April 30, 1970
April 30, 1970
July 8, 1988
July 9, 1988

Blues Elegante   (Kenny Dorham)
April 4, 1956

The Blues Walk [aka Loose Walk; aka Somebody Done Stole My Blues]   (Chris Woods)
June 28, 1980
July 26, 1980
April 27, 1984

Bobbie Pin   (J.R. Monterose)
October 21, 1956

Body And Soul   (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
January 31, 1970
April 27, 1984
April 29, 1984
August 3, 1992

Boldtimer   (Phil Sunkel)
March 9, 1955

Bongo Bop   (Charlie Parker)
September 21, 1991

Bradley's Beans   (Wade Legge)
March 9, 1955

Brainwasher   (Phil Sunkel)
February 25, 1955
March 9, 1955

Bronx Line   (Eddie Bert)
September 1, 1955
September 21, 1991

Buzzy   (Charlie Parker)
June 26, 1987

Can't Get Out Of This Mood   (Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser)
May 27, 1955

Casa De Luz   (Shorty Rogers)
September 21, 1991

Central Park West   (John Coltrane)
June 28, 1980
April 6 & 7, 1981
April 1982
April 27, 1984
April 29, 1984
July 2, 1988
July 3, 1988

Chafic   (J.R. Monterose)
November 24, 1959
1963
April 30, 1970

A Child Is Born   (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder)
August 3, 1992

Composin' At The Composer   (George Wallington)
April 4, 1957

Con Alma   (Dizzy Gillespie)
April 6 & 7, 1981

Concierto De Aranjuez   (Joaquin Rodrigo)
April 26, 1980
July 2, 1988
October 1989

Conversation Piece   (Eddie Bert)
September 1, 1955

Cotton Tail   (Duke Ellington)
July 4, 1988
July 8, 1988

Crosstown   (Eddie Bert)
September 1, 1955
September 1, 1955 - Alternate

Darn That Dream   (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar DeLange)
May 27, 1955

Demanton   (Jon Eardley)
March 14, 1955

Don't Explain   (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday)
April 4, 1956

DX   (Kenny Dorham)
April 4, 1956

The Emperor   (Teddy Charles)
January 17, 1956

Evelyn's Delight   (J.R. Monterose)
May 18, 1979

Everything I Love   (Cole Porter)
July 3, 1988

Feux Follets   (Freddie Deronde)
October 1989

A Fine Romance   (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
November 1956

Fitch's Field   (Michel Herr, Freddie Deronde)
October 1989

A Foggy Day   (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
January 30, 1956

Footprints   (Wayne Shorter)
June 28, 1980

The Gentle Art Of Love   (Oscar Pettiford)
May 26, 1957
May 26, 1957

Giant Steps   (John Coltrane)
May 18, 1979

Gone With The Wind   (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson)
July 19, 1956

Green Blues   (Teddy Charles)
January 6, 1956
January 11, 1956

Green Street Scene   (J.R. Monterose)
November 24, 1959
September 7 & 8, 1960
June 27, 1980
June 26, 1987
July 2, 1988

Have You Met Miss Jones?   (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
May 27, 1955

Here's That Rainy Day   (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
1981

Herky Hawks   (J.R. Monterose)
1964

He's My Guy   (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
May 26, 1957

Hey There   (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
March 14, 1955

Hill's Edge   (Kenny Dorham)
May 31, 1956 - Alternate
May 31, 1956

How's Your Feelings?   (Tony Antonelli)
September 21, 1991

Huguette Waltz   (Rudolph Friml, Brian Hooker)
November 1956

I Can't Get Started   (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)
January 6, 1955

I Can't Give You Anything But Love   (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
August 3, 1992

I Could Have Told You   (Jimmy Van Heusen, Carl Sigman)
November 1956

I Hear A Rhapsody   (George Fragos, Dick Gasparre, Jack Baker)
July 2, 1988
July 9, 1988

I Love You   (Cole Porter)
July 3, 1988

I Remember Clifford   (Benny Golson)
November 24, 1959
June 4, 1969
April 26, 1980
July 26, 1980

I Should Care   (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn)
1964
April 27, 1984
April 29, 1984
July 4, 1988

If You Could See Me Now   (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman)
March 14, 1955
April 27, 1984

In Salah   (Mose Allison)
April 5, 1957

It Don't Mean A Thing   (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
November 1956

Jay Walkin'   (J.R. Monterose)
January 6, 1955
February 25, 1955
March 9, 1955

Jouons   (J.R. Monterose)
April 5, 1957

Just Because We're Kids   (Ralph Sharon)
May 27, 1955

Just Blues   (John Haley 'Zoot' Sims)
January 31, 1970

Just Friends   (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis)
May 8, 1979
April 25, 1980
April 26, 1980
May 23, 1980
June 13, 1980
July 4, 1988

Just You, Just Me   (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)
November 1956

K. D.'s Blues   (Kenny Dorham)
May 31, 1956 - Alternate
May 31, 1956

Ka-link   (Philly Joe Jones)
October 21, 1956

Kansas City Five   (Shorty Rogers)
September 21, 1991

Kiamesha   (Hugh Brodie)
December 4, 1981

Lady Bird   (Tadd Dameron)
April 27, 1984
July 2, 1988
July 4, 1988

Lil' T [aka The Third]   (Donald Byrd)
October 21, 1956

Love Chant   (Charles Mingus)
January 30, 1956

Love Is Here To Stay   (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
July 2, 1988
July 4, 1988

Love Walked In   (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
May 27, 1955

Lover Man   (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
1964
February 11, 1970
April 26, 1984
April 29, 1984

Lu-an   (J.R. Monterose)
May 8, 1979
May 18, 1979
June 13, 1980

Lush Life   (Billy Strayhorn)
May 18, 1979
April 26, 1980

Lydian M-1   (George Russell)
January 17, 1956

Majors   (Teddy Charles)
January 17, 1956

Make Me Rainbows   (John Williams, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
July 9, 1988

The Man I Love   (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
1981

Man On The Couch   (Ralph Sharon)
May 27, 1955

Manhattan   (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
May 27, 1955

Mark V   (J.R. Monterose)
October 21, 1956

Marty's Place   (J.R. Monterose)
May 18, 1979

Mexico City   (Kenny Dorham)
May 31, 1956 - Alternate
May 31, 1956
May 31, 1956 - Alternate

Midtown Suite   (Eddie Bert)
September 1, 1955

Milestones   (John Lewis)
September 7 & 8, 1960
June 13, 1980
June 27, 1980
June 28, 1980

Minor Seventh Heaven   (Osie Johnson)
May 26, 1957

Monaco   (Kenny Dorham)
May 31, 1956 - Alternate
May 31, 1956

Mood For Mitch   (Ralph Sharon)
May 27, 1955

Moon Slippers   (Wade Legge)
March 9, 1955

M.T.C.   (J.R. Monterose)
September 7 & 8, 1960

My Heart Stood Still   (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
May 31, 1956 - Alternate
May 31, 1956 - Alternate
May 31, 1956

My Ideal   (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard Whiting)
August 3, 1992

My Old Flame   (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
February 25, 1955
April 30, 1970
January 16, 1979
May 18, 1979
April 25, 1980
July 26, 1980

My One And Only Love   (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood)
June 26, 1987

My Romance   (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
November 1, 1985

Mynah Lament   (Ralph Sharon)
November 1956

Nature Boy   (Eden Ahbez)
January 6, 1956

Never Let Me Go   (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)
1981
April 6 & 7, 1981
July 9, 1988

Nica's Tempo   (Gigi Gryce)
May 26, 1957

A Night In Tunisia   (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
May 31, 1956 - Alternate

The Night We Called It A Day   (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
January 6, 1955

A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues   (Dick Charles, Lawrence Markes, Jr.)
November 1956

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square   (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin)
April 6 & 7, 1981
April 1982
July 3, 1988

Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You   (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal)
July 19, 1956

Nuna
April 5, 1957

Oh, Lady Be Good   (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
July 9, 1988

On Green Dolphin Street   (Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington)
December 4, 1981
November 1, 1985

Opalessence   (Hod O'Brien)
July 2, 1988

Ow!   (Dizzy Gillespie)
September 21, 1991

Pain And Suffering...And A Little Pleasure   (J.R. Monterose)
April 6 & 7, 1981
July 2, 1988
July 3, 1988
July 4, 1988
July 8, 1988
July 9, 1988
October 1989

Parker's Mood   (Charlie Parker)
July 3, 1988
September 21, 1991

Perdido   (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder)
May 26, 1957

Phyllis, Queen Of Hearts   (J.R. Monterose)
October 1989

Pithecanthropus Erectus   (Charles Mingus)
January 30, 1956

Plutocrat At The Automat   (Ralph Sharon)
May 27, 1955

The Prestidigitator   (J.R. Monterose)
April 6, 1957

Promised Land   (Mose Allison)
April 4, 1957

The Prophet   (Kenny Dorham)
April 4, 1956
May 31, 1956

The Quiet Time   (Jimmy Giuffre)
January 6, 1956

Ready For Freddie   (J.R. Monterose)
October 1989

Reborn   (J.R. Monterose)
June 4, 1969
June 4, 1969

Recado Bossa Nova   (Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira)
September 21, 1991

Red Devil   (J.R. Monterose)
1964

Relaxo Abstracto   (Teddy Charles)
January 6, 1955

Riffin'   (Kenny Dorham)
May 31, 1956

'Round Midnight   (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen)
May 31, 1956

Ruby, My Dear   (Thelonious Monk)
September 7 & 8, 1960
May 8, 1979

Rural Route   (Mose Allison)
April 4, 1957
April 5, 1957 - Alternate

The Shadow Of Your Smile   (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster)
May 8, 1979
May 23, 1980
June 27, 1980
April 27, 1984

Short Bridge   (J.R. Monterose)
November 24, 1959
January 31, 1970

Show Time   (Bob Brookmeyer)
January 11, 1956

Sid's Delight   (Tadd Dameron)
March 14, 1955

Slightly Oliver   (Ralph Sharon)
May 27, 1955

Smoke Signal   (Gigi Gryce)
May 26, 1957

Sometimes I'm Happy   (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
July 2, 1988

Sonnymoon For Two   (Sonny Rollins)
June 4, 1969
February 11, 1970
January 16, 1979

Sophisticated Lady   (Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills)
1963

Speak Low   (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
January 6, 1955

Spice   (Wade Legge)
February 25, 1955
March 9, 1955

Spontaneous Effort   (J.R. Monterose)
September 7 & 8, 1960

Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most   (Fran Landesman, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.)
1981

Stablemates   (Benny Golson)
August 3, 1992

Star Eyes   (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
April 25, 1980
May 23, 1980
June 13, 1980
June 28, 1980
July 4, 1988

Steady Eddie   (Eddie Bert)
September 1, 1955

Stella By Starlight   (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
June 26, 1987
July 3, 1988

Straight Ahead   (J.R. Monterose)
November 24, 1959

Sugar Hips   (Dizzy Gillespie, Wade Legge)
March 9, 1955

The Summer Knows   (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
August 3, 1992

Summertime   (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
1963

T. T. T. (Twelve Tone Tune)   (Bill Evans)
April 6 & 7, 1981

Tahitian Suite   (Kenny Dorham)
April 4, 1956

Tenderly   (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence)
September 25, 1990

Tenor Madness [aka Royal Roost; aka Rue Chaptal; aka Sportin' Crowd]   (Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Sonny Rollins)
May 31, 1956

That Goldblatt Magic   (Ralph Sharon)
November 1956

That You Are   (J.R. Monterose)
1964
May 23, 1980
July 26, 1980
June 26, 1987

The Theme   (Traditional, Kenny Dorham)
May 31, 1956
May 31, 1956 - Alternate
May 31, 1956 - Alternate

Theme For Ernie   (Fred Lacey)
April 25, 1980
June 13, 1980
June 27, 1980
April 6 & 7, 1981
April 27, 1984
November 1, 1985
July 2, 1988
July 4, 1988
July 8, 1988
July 9, 1988

There Will Never Be Another You   (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
April 25, 1980
1981

There's A Small Hotel   (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
May 27, 1955

Things Ain't What They Used To Be   (Mercer Ellington, Ted Parsons)
July 9, 1988

A Trout, No Doubt   (Philip Kadison, Thomas B. Howell)
November 1956

Tune For Angie   (Freddie Deronde)
October 1989

Two French Fries   (Gigi Gryce)
May 26, 1957

Two Sleepy People   (Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser)
May 27, 1955

Unforgettable Dreams   (Shorty Rogers)
September 21, 1991

Vibrations   (Mal Waldron)
January 17, 1956

Vinnie's Pad   (J.R. Monterose)
April 6 & 7, 1981

Violets For Your Furs   (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
November 24, 1959

Violetta   (John Nielson)
January 6, 1955

Waltz For Claire   (J.R. Monterose)
1964
June 28, 1980

Wee-Jay   (J.R. Monterose)
October 21, 1956 - Alternate
October 21, 1956
June 26, 1987

What Am I Here For?   (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine)
August 3, 1992

What Is This Thing Called Love   (Cole Porter)
January 30, 1956
April 27, 1984

What Know?   (Shorty Rogers)
September 21, 1991

What's New   (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
1963
December 4, 1981
April 26, 1984
November 1, 1985
June 26, 1987
July 2, 1988
July 3, 1988
July 4, 1988
July 8, 1988
July 9, 1988
October 1989

When You Wish Upon A Star   (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
1981

Whisper Not   (Benny Golson)
1963
July 9, 1988

Wishbone   (Eddie Bert)
September 1, 1955

With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair   (Clara Edwards, Jack Lawrence)
November 1956

Woody 'n You   (Dizzy Gillespie)
April 1982
November 1, 1985
July 3, 1988

Yardbird Suite   (Charlie Parker)
July 19, 1956

Yesterdays   (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
April 27, 1984

You Don't Know What Love Is   (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
May 23, 1980
July 2, 1988

You Go To My Head   (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
January 11, 1956

You Know That   (J.R. Monterose)
November 24, 1959

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To   (Cole Porter)
ca. 1964

Young And Foolish   (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt)
1981

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