Showing posts with label Monk Montgomery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monk Montgomery. Show all posts

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Buddy & Monk Montgomery - The Mastersounds

Styles: Jazz, Cool
Year: 1960
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 77:17
Size: 72,6 MB
Art: Front

(9:46) 1. Golden Earrings
(6:09) 2. People Will Say We´re in Love
(5:35) 3. (There Is) No Greater Love
(5:25) 4. West Coast Blues
(8:32) 5. I´ve Never Been in Love Before/Don´t Blame Me
(5:16) 6. I Could Write a Book
(6:43) 7. Whisper Not
(4:32) 8. Fink, Fank, Funk
(4:06) 9. It Could Happen To You
(5:48) 10. Try It
(4:48) 11. Alone Together
(5:06) 12. For now
(5:23) 13. Surrey With the Fringe on Top

This compilation combines the final two studio recordings by the Mastersounds (Swinging With the Mastersounds and A Date With the Mastersounds), minus one track, as all of the music wouldn't fit on a single CD. Vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery and his brother Monk Montgomery (on acoustic bass, rather than electric bass as shown on the cover photo) are joined by pianist Richie Crabtree and drummer Benny Barth for music that ranges from the laid-back take of "Golden Earrings" to a driving "People Will Say We're in Love" to an understated arrangement of "Whisper Not." This quartet primarily falls into bop, though it can be considered cool on several of the tracks due to its often reserved but melodic nature. The music is enjoyable, though not especially innovative. Since few of their recordings have been reissued in the CD era, the re-emergence of these two nearly complete sessions should be welcomed.~Ken Drydenhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mastersounds-mw0000219122

Personnel: Vibraphone, Arranged By – Buddy Montgomery; Bass – Monk Montgomery; Drums – Benny Barth; Piano – Richie Crabtree

The Mastersounds