Jack Montrose Sextet

Jack Montrose Sextet
Studio album by Jack Montrose Sextet
Released	1955
Recorded	June 24 & July 6, 1955 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pacific Jazz PJ 1208
Producer	Richard Bock
Jack Montrose chronology
Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose (1955) Jack Montrose Sextet (1955) Blues and Vanilla (1956)

Jack Montrose Sextet is an album by saxophonist Jack Montrose, recorded in 1955 for the Pacific Jazz label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic rated the album with 4½ stars; in his review, Scott Yanow states: "Montrose's charts (which are full of unexpected surprises while always swinging and leaving room for plenty of solos) are quite notable and show that, despite the restrained tones, there was plenty of excitement to be found in West Coast jazz".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Montrose except as indicated

1. "Listen Hear" - 5:32
2. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:26
3. "Some Good Fun Blues" - 5:06
4. "Fools Rush In" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) - 5:33
5. "Speakeasy" - 4:11
6. "Credo" - 5:24
7. "Pretty" - 5:16
8. "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Lew Brown) - 4:27

Personnel

• Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone, arranger
• Conte Candoli - trumpet
• Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
• Paul Moer - piano
• Ralph Pena - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

References

1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed January 13, 2016
2. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography, accessed January 13, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Jack Montrose Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.