Rufus is an album featuring saxophonists Archie Shepp and John Tchicai, bassist Don Moore and drummer J. C. Moses. The album was released on the Fontana label in 1963.Schonfield, V. Rufus liner notes accessed 31 July 2009 This group with the addition of trumpeter Don Cherry became known as the New York Contemporary Five and released Consequences for which this album appears to have been a "pilot".Young, B. (1998) Dixonia: a bio-discography of Bill Dixon, Greenwood Publishing Group, pg. 63
Track listing "Rufus" (Archie Shepp) - 11:18 "Nettus" (John Tchicai) - 12:36 "Hoppin'" (Tchicai) - 7:10 "For Helved" (Tchicai) - 12:16 "Funeral" (Shepp) - 5:05 Recorded in New York City on August 23, 1963.
Personnel Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone John Tchicai: alto saxophone Don Moore: bass J. C. Moses: drums
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