Blues and Vanilla
- 艺人
- Jack Montrose
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- RCA
- 发行时间
- 2008年02月14日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Ken Dryden
Jack Montrose's first LP for RCA is a long-out-of-print collectable that is fairly obscure due to the paucity of jazz recordings that he made in the decades that followed this 1957 release. The cool-toned nature of the tenor saxophonist's compositions and arrangements fits in with the so-called West Coast jazz genre, though like many of the musicians labeled as such, Montrose is not a native of the region. The first section of his extended piece &Concertino da Camera (Blues and Vanilla)& is built upon a swinging blues theme that utilizes a call-and-response between the rhythm section (anchored by vibraphonist Red Norvo) and the saxophonists (Montrose is joined by alto saxophonist Joe Maini); the second part gradually integrates three separate themes with some wild counterpoint. The second side of the disc includes a quintet with guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Max Bennett, and drummer Bill Dolney joining Montrose and Norvo for several more originals by the leader and an inventive arrangement of Duke Ellington's &Don't Get Around Much Anymore& that incorporates a counter-melody against the main theme. Montrose's approach to &Bernie's Tune& also adds new depth to this favorite of '50s-era jam sessions. This record will be difficult to acquire and doesn't seem to be a likely candidate to be reissued.
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