J. R. Monterose (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = J. R. Monterose

| type = Album

| artist = J. R. Monterose

| cover = J. R. Monterose (album).jpeg

| alt =

| released = 1957

| recorded = October 21, 1956

| venue =

| studio = Rudy Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ

| genre = Jazz

| length =

| label = Blue Note
BLP 1536

| producer = Alfred Lion

| chronology = J. R. Monterose

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = The Message

| next_year = 1959

}}

J. R. Monterose is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist J. R. Monterose, recorded on October 21, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The quintet features trumpeter Ira Sullivan and rhythm section Horace Silver, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-1500-series/#blp-1536 Blue Note Records discography] accessed November 2, 2010

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA

| isbn = 0-394-72643-X

| pages = 145

}}

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stating, "J. R. Monterose's first session as a leader was a thoroughly enjoyable set of swinging, straight-ahead bop that revealed him as a saxophonist with a knack for powerful, robust leads in the vein of Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins.... In fact, the quality of the music is so strong, J. R. Monterose qualifies as one of the underappreciated gems in Blue Note's mid-'50s catalog."Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=jr-monterose-main-entry-r144181|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 2, 2010