George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers

Summary

George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers is an album by Anglo-American jazz pianist George Shearing and jazz trio The Montgomery Brothers, released in 1961.

George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedOctober 9 & 10, 1961 in Los Angeles [1]
GenreJazz
Length48:44
LabelJazzland JLP 55
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers chronology
On the Sunny Side of the Strip
(1960)
George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers
(1961)
Jazz Moments
(1962)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow called the album an "enjoyable if slightly lightweight outing." with "some fine soloing by the principals."[2]

Track listing edit

Source:[1]

  1. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:10
  2. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 3:32
  3. "No Hard Feelings" (Buddy Montgomery) – 3:45
  4. "Enchanted" (George Shearing) – 3:41
  5. "Stranger in Paradise" (Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 4:47
  6. "The Lamp Is Low" (Maurice Ravel, Peter de Rose, Mitchell Parish, Bert Shefter) – 2:11
  7. "Double Deal" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:47
  8. "And Then I Wrote" (Shearing) – 3:15
  9. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:18
  10. "Lois Ann" (Buddy Montgomery) – 3:08
  11. "Mambo in Chimes" (Armando Peraza) – 2:26

CD Reissue edit

Source:[3]

  1. "Love Walked In" – 2:12
  2. "Love Walked In" [Take 1] – 3:41
  3. "Love for Sale" – 3:31
  4. "No Hard Feelings" – 3:49
  5. "Enchanted" – 3:38
  6. "Stranger in Paradise" – 4:52
  7. "The Lamp Is Low" – 2:15
  8. "Double Deal" – 3:48
  9. "And Then I Wrote" – 3:19
  10. "Darn That Dream" - 4:21
  11. "Darn That Dream" [Take 1] – 4:14
  12. "Lois Ann" – 3:12
  13. "Mambo in Chimes" – 2:30
  14. "Mambo in Chimes" [Take 1] – 4:07

Personnel edit

Production notes:

  • Orrin Keepnews – producer, liner notes
  • Wally Heider – engineer
  • Joe Tarantino – mastering
  • William Claxton – photography
  • Ken Deardoff – design

References edit

  1. ^ a b Discogs information, includes pictures. Retrieved October 1st, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ^ Discogs CD Reissue Page. Retrieved October 1st, 2015