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Ballads and Blues (The Mastersounds album)

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Released
  
1959

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
World Pacific PJ 1260

Release date
  
1959

Recorded
  
January 7, 1959 Los Angeles, CA

Ballads & Blues (1959)
  
The Mastersounds in Concert (1959)

Artists
  
Buddy Montgomery, The Mastersounds

Jazz albums
  
It's Never Too Late, Reality, Smokin' Guitar, The Montgomery Brothers i, Bass Odyssey

Ballads & Blues is an album by The Mastersounds led by vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery with pianist Richie Crabtree, bassist Monk Montgomery and drummer Benny Barth featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and released on the World Pacific label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The music is quite accessible, if now difficult to find".

Track listing

  1. "Blues Medley: Bluesology/Purple Sounds/Fontessa" (Milt Jackson/Dizzy Gillespie/John Lewis) - 6:49
  2. "Heidi" (Richie Crabtree) - 3:17
  3. "Little Stevie (Monk Montgomery) - 6:52
  4. "Solar" (Miles Davis) - 4:05
  5. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 4:27
  6. "Monk's Ballad" (Monk Montgomery) - 4:01
  7. "Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) - 5:45
  8. "The Champ" (Gillespie) - 4:01

Personnel

  • Buddy Montgomery - vibraphone
  • Richie Crabtree - piano
  • Monk Montgomery - Fender electric bass
  • Benny Barth - drums

    • References

    Ballads & Blues (The Mastersounds album) Wikipedia
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