(Crossover Jazz, Funk) Monk Montgomery - Коллекция - 1971-1974 (3 альбома), MP3, 320 kbps

Уильям Говард "Монк" Монтгомери (William Howard "Monk" Montgomery, 10.10.1921 - 20.05.1982) - американский джазовый басист. Играл как на бас-гитаре, так и на контрабасе.
Монк - старший брат гитариста Уэса Монтгомери и вибрафониста Бадди Монтгомери.

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William Howard "Monk" Montgomery (October 10, 1921 – May 20, 1982) was an American jazz bassist.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Montgomery was the older brother of guitarist Wes Montgomery; younger brother, Buddy Montgomery played vibraphone and piano. The brothers released a number of albums together as the Montgomery Brothers. He also had an older brother, Thomas (died at 16), who played drums, and a younger sister, Ervena (Lena), who plays piano.
He is perhaps the first electric bassist of significance to jazz, introducing the Fender Precision Bass to the genre in 1951, although he is most famously seen playing the later Fender Jazz Bass which became his signature instrument. Montgomery also played the double bass. His professional career did not start until after his younger brother Wes, at the age of 30. From 1951 to 1953 he worked in Lionel Hampton's Orchestra. After that he worked with his brothers and Alonzo Johnson in the Montgomery Johnson Quintet. In 1955 he moved to Seattle to form the Mastersounds from 1957–1960. Later from 1966–1970, he freelanced with Cal Tjader and continued to play where he settled in Las Vegas, Nevada with The Red Norvo Trio. In his final years he was active in the Las Vegas Jazz Society, which he founded. He had also been planning a world jazz festival.
Montgomery died of cancer in Las Vegas on May 20, 1982. He had a wife, Amelia, three sons, and four stepchildren.

Monk Montgomery - Bass Odyssey
Год издания диска: 1971
Продолжительность: 30:26
Треклист:
01. Journey to the Bottom (6:19)
02. Personage (5:58)
03. Sister Lena (3:57)
04. Fuselage (Part I) (2:35)
05. Fuselage (Part II) (5:28)
06. Foxy Gypsy (6:09)
Состав:
Monk Montgomery - electric bass
Joe Sample - electric piano
Andy Simpkins, Kent Brinkley - upright bass
Mike Carven, Wayne Henderson, "Stix" Hooper - drums
Recorded at The Village, Los Angeles, CA.

Monk Montgomery - Monk Montgomery in Africa... Live! [LP]
#777Год издания диска: 1974
Продолжительность: 34:18
Треклист:
01. Jumping at the Woodside (11:18)
02. Stella by Starlight (6:00)
03. Blues for Nkwe (11:12)
04. Testing One, Two (5:48)
Состав:
Monk Montgomery - bass
Marshall Royal - band leader, alto saxophone
Rudolph Johnson - tenor saxophone, flute
Danny Cortez - trumpet
Al Hall, Jr. - trombone
Delbert Hill - clarinet
Charles Mallory - guitar
Kirk Lightsey - keyboards
Curtis Kirk - drums
Recorded at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto (South Africa) on November 9, 1974.
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Monk Montgomery - Reality
#777Год издания диска: 1974
Продолжительность: 44:05
Треклист:
01. Reality (05:41)
02. Me and Mrs. Jones (4:11)
03. Sippin' and Tippin' (5:56)
04. Bump de Bump (3:17)
05. I Love You Camille (5:25)
06. Little O's (6:00)
07. Girl Talk (5:09)
08. Close Your Face (4:50)
09. Reality (Single Version) (3:36)
Состав:
Monk Montgomery - bass
Danny Skea - piano, clavinet
Ron Feuer - organ
Santo Sazino, Earl Young - drums
Bobby Martin - Fender Rhodes
Ron Kersey - guitar
Vincent Montana, Jr. - vibes
Larry Washington - bongos, congas
Ronnie Baker - bass
Don Renaldo's Strings and Horns
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA in March 1974.