''Two Is One'' is an album by American saxophonist

Charles Rouse Charles Rouse (c. 1837 - 1891) was a laborer and state legislator in Florida. He represented Escambia County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1874 and was an Escambia County Commissioner. He lived in Molino, Florida and did timber work ...

recorded in 1974 and released on the

Strata-East Strata-East Records is an American record company and label specialising in jazz founded in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell with the release of their first recording ''Music Inc.'' The label released over 50 albums in the 1970s. Many ...

label.

Reception

The

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review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Given his discography, this record is atypical and probably not for everyone, but enjoyable nonetheless".Burke, B. Allmusic Reviewaccessed January 1, 2015

Track listing

# "Bitchin'" (George Davis) - 7:19 # "Hopscotch" ( Joe Chambers) - 7:18 # "In a Funky Way" (Davis) - 4:52 # "Two Is One" (Charles Rouse, Roland Hanna) - 11:16 # "In His Presence Searching" ( David Lee) - 9:29

Personnel

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

bass clarinet The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B (meaning it is a transposing instrument on which a written C sounds as B), but it plays notes an octave ...

*George Davis (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Paul Metzke -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

Calo Scott Calo Scott (March 11, 1920 - August 9, 1998) was a Cuban-American jazz cellist. Scott is noted for being one of earliest known jazz cellists. He established himself in the 1950s through working with the saxophonist Gerry Mulligan when “having a ...

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

*Martin Rivera (tracks 1 & 3), Stanley Clarke (tracks 2, 4 & 5) -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* David Lee -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

*Azzedin Weston - congas (tracks 1 & 3) * Airto Moreira -

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

(tracks 2, 4 & 5)credits on LP sleeve

References

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