• 180 GRAM VINYL

• ANALOGUE LIMITED EDITION

• AUDIOPHILE RE-MASTERING

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

It seems that every major jazz artist has a one-off sort of record in their discography, be it with strings, voices, spoken word or - as in this case - a foray into the funkier side of jazz. Charlie Rouse (going here as Charles Rouse) gets his chance on Two Is One, a funky soul jazz excursion on Strata-East, the artist-run label where creativity and pushing boundaries was at the forefront. Playing mostly with a group of session musicians, Rouse put together an album that may stray a bit from his hard bop roots, but is nonetheless an enjoyable and at times inventive record.

PERSONNEL:

• Charlie Rouse - tenor sax, bass clarinet (B2)
• George Davis - guitar (A1, A3, B2)
• Paul Metzke - guitar
• Martin Rivera - bass (A1, A3)
• Stanley Clarke - bass (A2, B1, B2)
• Calo Scott - cello
• Azzedin Weston - conga (A1, A3)
• Airto Moreira - percussion (A2, B1, B2)
• David Lee - drums

New York, 1974

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. Bitchin
• A2. Hopscotch
• A3. In A Funky Way

• SIDE B:
• B1. Two Is One
• B2. In His Presence Searching