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Montara (album)

Montara is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Montara is one of the great feel-good jazz albums of the 1970s, one of the great Latin jazz albums of the 1970s, and one of the great groove jazz records. Seek it out without hesitation".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Hutcherson except as indicated
  1. "Camel Rise" (George Cables) - 5:35
  2. "Montara" - 4:58
  3. "La Malanga (Se Acabo)" (Rudy Calzado) - 4:17
  4. "Love Song" (Cables) - 5:37
  5. "Little Angel" (Eddie Martinez) - 3:54
  6. "Yuyo" - 6:42
  7. "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente) - 5:08
  • Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California on August 12 & 14, 1975.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Bobby Hutcherson discography accessed December 19, 2010
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 740. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.