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George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers

George Shearing

Recorded	Oct 9-10, 1961
Label	Jazzland
Released	1961
Personnel	7 credited players
Discogs	master 213413

The record

Wes Montgomery's guitar and brother Buddy's vibes bring an Indianapolis warmth to Shearing's usual close-harmony sound, with Latin percussion keeping the session loose. An unusual crossover date that pulls the pianist outside his regular quintet frame.

Session personnel

Monk Montgomery — bass
Armando Peraza — congas, bongos
Walter Perkins — drums
Wes Montgomery — guitar
George Shearing — piano
Ricardo Chimelis — timbales, congas, bongos
Buddy Montgomery — vibraphone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 29 pressings on file.

1961	JAZZLAND · JLP 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove, Abbey Pressing earliest on file · deep groove
1961	Jazzland · JLP 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono · deep groove
1961	Jazzland · JLP 955 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep Groove · deep groove
1961	Jazzland · JLP 955 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1961	Jazzland · JLP 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1961	Jazzland · JLP 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Jazzland · JLP 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Jazzland · JLP 955 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1964	Riverside Records · REP 3251 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono
1965	Jazzland · JLP 955 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1966	Jazzland · 955 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975	Jazzland · 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975	Jazzland · 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo
1981	Riverside Records · JLP 55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue