Ira Sullivan's guest appearances

Ira Sullivan

CiTR -- The Jazz Show

SAVING (DIS)GRACE

Renee Rosnes

Don Cherry

Leonard Bernstein

Mose Allison

Herbie Hancock

Joe Henderson

Wynton Kelly

Duke Jordan

Roy Haynes

Dizzy Gillespie

John Coltrane

Jack Wilson

Dave Holland

Dexter Gordon

Dave Brubeck

OwlTail

Ira has changed a lot over the years. They used to be involved in conservative Christian circles, but have now fully turned away from Christianity. In the episode Ira walks us through leaving the States, working through their anger towards religion, realizing their queerness, and learning about witchcraft. Don’t miss it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/savingdisgracepod/message

Ira has changed a lot over the years. They used to be involved in conservative Christian circles, but have now fully turned away from Christianity. In the episode Ira walks us through leaving the States, working through their anger towards religion, realizing their queerness, and learning about witchcraft. Don’t miss it! <br><br>--- <br><br>Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/savingdisgracepod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/savingdisgracepod/message</a>

Ira Sullivan: Making Monsters of Men & Calling Them Sons of God

J.R. Monterose

J.R. Monterose is certainly not a household name in Jazz music but he is one of the important tenor saxophonists who was in New York in the md-50s during the Jazz boom. Monterose was born in Detroit but raised in upstate New York in Utica and paid his dues in various big bands and by the mid-50s was heard on recordings by vibist Teddy Charles and bass master Charles Mingus. Monterose worked off and on with Mingus from 1954 to 1956 when he appeared on a famous and important Mingus recording called "Pithecanthrophus Erectus". Soon after he left Mingus and joined trumpeter Kenny Dorham's short-lived band called "The Jazz Prophets" and it was from a live recording with Dorham that Monterose came to the attention of Blue Note's head honcho Alfred Lion. Lion gave Monterose his first opportunity to record under his own name and this great recording is the result. J.R.'s hard-hitting tenor saxophone dominates and his partner, Chicago legend Ira Sullivan provides a great foil with his fast crackling trumpet. The rhythm section is one of New York's finest and was picked by J.R. specially for their astuteness and deep groove. Horace Silver on piano, the great Chicago bassist Wilbur Ware and the dynamic drummer Philly Joe Jones. The tunes are  three by J.R., one by trumpeter Donald Byrd, one by bassist Paul Chambers and a hip original by drummer Philly Joe Jones. All in all this was one great debut recording and a perfect example of New York Jazz from the 1950s. J.R. Monterose!

Underrated tenor saxophone master J.R. Monterose in his debut recording under his name with trumpeter Ira Sullivan.