This Rather Than That
Studio album by Buddy Montgomery
Released	1970
Recorded	September 10 & 11, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:15
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Ed Michel
Buddy Montgomery chronology
The Two Sided Album (1968) This Rather Than That (1970) Ties of Love (1987)

This Rather Than That is an album by American jazz vibraphonist and pianist Buddy Montgomery recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

All compositions by Buddy Montgomery except as indicated

1. "This Rather Than That" - 3:53
2. "Tin Tin Deo" (Chano Pozo) - 5:30
3. "Rose Bud" - 5:48
4. "Stormy" (Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb) - 5:35
5. "Willy Nilly Blues" - 6:35
6. "Beautiful Love" (Egbert Van Alstyne, Haven Gillespie, Victor Young, Wayne King) - 5:22
7. "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:12
8. "Winding Up" - 4:20

• Recorded at Universal Recorders in Chicago, Illinois on September 10 & 11, 1969

• Buddy Montgomery - vibraphone, piano
• Jodie Christian - piano (tracks 4 & 5)
• Melvin Rhyne - organ (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 8)
• Manty Ellis - guitar (tracks 4 & 5)
• Jimmy Rowser - bass (tracks 3 & 4)
• Monk Montgomery - Fender bass (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 8)
• George Brown - drums