Charlie Rouse — “Bossa Nova Bacchanal” Description Label: BLUE NOTE (BN4119) / Style: JAZZ / Format: USA-LP / Street date: 2007-03-26 Soulful bossa from Blue Note, and a real lost treasure! Tenor giant Charlie Rouse makes a rare appearance as a leader here, working with a percussion-heavy group that includes Willie Bobo, Potato Valdez, and Garvin Masseaux, and hitting a sax-meets-bossa groove that’s simply outta site! The tunes on the set feature 2 guitarists, one of them Kenny Burrell, snaking alongside Rouse’s tenor as he blows over the grooves, and the whole feel of the album’s at once spare, yet full, quite different than the Brazilian take on bossa jazz, with a really uniquely wonderful sound! Titles include “Velhos Tempos", “Back To The Tropics", “Un Dia", and “In Martinique".