Monk Montgomery
Monk Montgomery (born October 10, 1921 in Indianapolis , Indiana as William Howard Montgomery , † May 20, 1982 in Las Vegas ) was an American bassist (double bass, electric bass) of modern jazz .
Life
Monk Montgomery was the older brother of Buddy and Wes Montgomery . He was largely self-taught, playing with Lionel Hampton , Georgie Auld , Art Farmer and Jerry Coker . In 1957 he formed the Mastersounds quartet with his brother Buddy, the pianist Richard Crabtree and the drummer Benny Barth in San Francisco and at times with Wes Montgomery . It was based on the line-up of the Modern Jazz Quartet ; In 1958 they played at the Monterey Jazz Festival . However, their pleasant, swinging sound had little success. In 1960 he formed the Montgomery Brothers Quartet with his two brothers Wes and Buddy , worked in San Francisco and Los Angeles and played with Jack Wilson in 1965 and with Cal Tjader in 1966 . In 1968 he performed again with his brothers at the Berkeley Jazz Festival . They performed as a trio until Wes Montgomery's death that same year. He then worked with Bill Cosby and his own formations. From 1970 to 1972 he was a member of the Red Norvos Trio in Las Vegas, where he was involved in performing jazz and contemporary music. In 1975 he was involved in the World Jazz Association he founded in Las Vegas, which gave the scene there.
Monk Montgomery was one of the first musicians to play an electrically amplified bass in Lionel Hampton's band .
Discography
Recordings with the Mastersounds and the Montgomery Brothers
- Mastersounds: Swinging with the Mastersounds (Fantasy / OJC, 1960)
- Mastersounds: A Date with the Mastersounds (Fantasy / OJC, 1961)
- George Shearing with the Montgomery Brothers (1962)
- A Date with the Montgomery Brothers (Milestone, 1961)
- Montgomery Brothers: Groove Yard (Milestone, 1961), Encores (Milestone, 1960-63)
- Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue (Resonance, 1957/58, ed. 2012), Far Wes (Pacific, 1958-59); Fingerpickin ' (Pacific JaZZ, 1957-58), Wes & Friends (Milestone, 1961)
Recordings as a sideman
- Kenny Burrell : Ellington is Forever (Fantasy 1975)
- Art Farmer: Art Farmer Sextet (OJc, 1952–54)
- Lionel Hampton: Oh Rock! (Natasha, 1953)
- Hampton Hawes : The Green Leaves of Summer (Contemporary, 1964)
- Jack Wilson: Ramblin ' (Fresh Sound, 1966)
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 5th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010464-5 .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon . DirectMedia, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-89853-018-3 (1 CD-ROM).
- Manfred Scheffner (Ed.): Bielefelder Catalog Jazz . NewMedia, Nuremberg 1988/2001, ISSN 0171-9505 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montgomery, Monk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montgomery, William Howard (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1982 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas |