Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks

The Montgomery Brothers

Recorded	Dec 30, 1957
Label	Pacific Jazz
Released	1957
Personnel	12 credited players
Discogs	master 721304

The record

Before Riverside made him a star, Wes cut this West Coast date alongside brothers Monk and Buddy, his single-line runs and octave work already fully formed. A rotating cast of tenor men and rhythm players fills out the family session, but the guitar is the story.

Session personnel

Benny Barth — drums
Paul Parker — drums
Tony Bazley — drums
Monk Montgomery — electric bass
Wes Montgomery — guitar
Joe Bradley — piano
Richie Crabtree — piano
Alonzo "Pookie" Johnson — tenor saxophone
Harold Land — tenor saxophone
Waymon Atkinson — tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
Buddy Montgomery — vibraphone

Contemporary reception

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

Pressings

1960	Fantasy · 3308 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red Translucent earliest on file
1961	Pacific Jazz · PJ-17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove · deep groove
1960	Fantasy · 8052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Blue Translucent
1961	Pacific Jazz · PJ-17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1961	Pacific Jazz · PJ-17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1961	Pacific Jazz · PJ-17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1964	Vocalion (3) · LAE 566 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1979	Pacific Jazz · GXF 3174(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, with Obi
—	Pacific Jazz — MONO
—	Pacific Jazz · JR-8073 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red vinyl
—	EJRECORDS · TMB01 — CD