Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jack Montrose Sextet
| Recorded | Jun 24 & Jul 6, 1955 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 569020 |
The record
Conte Candoli's trumpet joins the Montrose-Gordon frontline here, and the writing turns dense fast -- counterpoint stacked over counterpoint rather than a standard blowing date. Shelly Manne's brushes keep the whole thing from ever feeling heavy, cut for Pacific Jazz in June 1955.
Session personnel
- Bob Gordon — baritone saxophone
- Ralph Peña — bass
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Paul Moer — piano
- Jack Montrose — tenor saxophone
- Conte Candoli — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-1208 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-1208 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-1208 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | Vogue Records · LAE 12042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1978 | Pacific Jazz · GXF 3118 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Pacific Jazz — MONO |
| 1998 | Pacific Jazz · CDP 7243 4 93161 2 6 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2021 | Pacific Jazz · UCCU-8166 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Bob Gordon also plays on
Ralph Peña also plays on
Shelly Manne also plays on