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Contents: [Limited Edition] [Blue Note RVG Rare Album Collection] [Rudy Van Gelder 100th Anniversary] [SHM-CD] [Japan Exclusive] Rudy Van Gelder (RVG), one of the greatest engineers in jazz history, recorded numerous masterpieces for Blue Note, Prestige, Impulse!, and others. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth, the hit series "24 bit by RVG" is being reissued. Starting in 1998, he began digitally remastering his own Blue Note recordings, reviving the innovative Blue Note sound for the CD era. This time, 30 rare albums that have not been reissued in Japan in recent years have been carefully selected and reissued in SHM-CD format. Tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, who worked as Thelonious Monk's right-hand man, left behind a richly evocative bossa nova album for Blue Note. This album includes the popular club track "Back to the Tropics" and the classic "Samba of Orpheus." Also noteworthy are the melancholic and beautiful melodies of "Aconte Seu," "Vellos Tempos," and "Mesi Bon Joux."
Charlie Rouse (ts), Kenny Burrell (g), Chancy Lord Westbrook (g), Laurence Gales (b), Willie Bobo (ds), Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga), Garvin Matthau (chekere) Recorded November 26, 1962 in New Jersey Media Reviews and More A soulful bossa nova album left on Blue Note by tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, who worked as the right-hand man of the extraordinary Thelonious Monk. Includes the popular club track "Back to the Tropics" and the classic "Samba of Orpheus." Also noteworthy are the melancholic and beautifully melodic numbers "Aconteseu," "Velyos Tempos," and "Mesi Bon Joux." (C)RS
