George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers

George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers
Studio album by George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers
Released	1961
Recorded	October 9 & 10, 1961 in Los Angeles [1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:44
Label	Jazzland JLP 55
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
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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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

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

• George Shearing – piano
• Buddy Montgomery – vibraphone
• Wes Montgomery – guitar
• Monk Montgomery – bass
• Walter Perkins – drums (1-5, 7-10)
• Armando Peraza – bongos, conga (5, 6, 11)
• Ricardo Chimelis – bongos, conga, timbales (5, 6, 11)

Production notes:

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

References

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