Les Jazz Modes

Les Jazz Modes is an album by Les Jazz Modes Modes led by horn player Julius Watkins and saxophonist Charlie Rouse recorded in 1956 and released on the Dawn label.[1][2][3] The album was released on CD with additional tracks from Jazzville Vol. 1 (Dawn, 1956) and Modern Jazz Festival (Jazztone, 1956)

Les Jazz Modes
Studio album by
Julius Watkins and Charlie Rouse
Released1957
RecordedJune 12, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelDawn
DLP-1108
ProducerChuck Darwin
Charlie Rouse chronology
Jazzville Vol. 1
(1956)		 Les Jazz Modes
(1957)		 Mood in Scarlet
(1957)
Julius Watkins chronology
Julius Watkins Sextet
(1955)		 Les Jazz Modes
(1957)		 Mood in Scarlet
(1957)

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Julius Watkins except as indicated, all arrangements by Julius Watkins

  1. "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) -2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  2. "Legend" (Gildo Mahones) - 3:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  3. "Temptations" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 3:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "Episode" - 2:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 2:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 3:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Town and Country" (Varon) - 4:16
  8. "When the Blues Come On" (Al Cohn, Charles Isaiah Darwin) - 4:15
  9. "Blue Modes" - 4:30
  10. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:43
  11. "So Far" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers) - 2:56
  12. "Idle Evening" - 4:16
  13. "Garden Delights" - 5:28
  14. "Strange Tale" - 4:30
  15. "Two Songs" - 3:13
  16. "Stallion" (Mahones) - 3:04 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References
  1. Charlie Rouse discography accessed January 1, 2015
  2. Julius Watkins discography accessed January 1, 2015
  3. Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Dawn Album Discography, accessed November 30, 2015
  4. Allmusic Review accessed January 1, 2015
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