Released 1959 Release date 1959 | Producer Richard Bock Label Columbia Records | |
Recorded December 4, 1958Los Angeles, CA Jazz albums It's Never Too Late, Reality, Smokin' Guitar, Bass Odyssey, The Montgomery Brothers i | ||
Flower Drum Song (subtitled A Jazz Interpretation by the Mastersounds) is an album by The Mastersounds led by vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery with pianist Richie Crabtree, bassist Monk Montgomery and drummer Benny Barth featuring performances of tunes from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical Flower Drum Song recorded in 1958 and released on the World Pacific label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "In general, the music is pretty and relaxed, but not too invigorating. None of the themes from the show ended up catching on. The Mastersounds, who cannot help sounding a bit like the Modern Jazz Quartet in spots, play quite well, but this LP falls short of being essential".
Track listing
All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
- "Overture: Chop Suey/Grant Avenue/Sunday/You Are Beautiful" - 7:30
- "Sunday" - 3:40
- "Love Look Away" - 4:37
- "Grant Avenue" - 4:47
- "Chop Suey" - 3:03
- "You Are Beautiful" - 4:07
- "I'm Going to Like It Here" - 6:00
Personnel
Songs
1Overture4:14
2You Are BeautifulJuanita Hall - Ed Kenney4:05
3A Hundred Million MiraclesOscar Hammerstein II - Richard Rodgers4:26