Jack Montrose Sextet

Jack Montrose Sextet
Studio album by
Jack Montrose Sextet
Released1955
RecordedJune 24 & July 6, 1955
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 1208
ProducerRichard Bock
Jack Montrose chronology
Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose
(1955) 		Jack Montrose Sextet
(1955) 		Blues and Vanilla
(1956)

Jack Montrose Sextet is an album by saxophonist Jack Montrose, recorded in 1955 for the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic reviewer, Scott Yanow, states: "Montrose's charts (which are full of unexpected surprises while always swinging and leaving room for plenty of solos) are quite notable and show that, despite the restrained tones, there was plenty of excitement to be found in West Coast jazz".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Montrose except as indicated

  1. "Listen Hear" - 5:32
  2. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:26
  3. "Some Good Fun Blues" - 5:06
  4. "Fools Rush In" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) - 5:33
  5. "Speakeasy" - 4:11
  6. "Credo" - 5:24
  7. "Pretty" - 5:16
  8. "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Lew Brown) - 4:27

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed January 13, 2016
  2. ^ Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography, accessed January 13, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jack Montrose Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.