Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live!
1975 live album by Monk Montgomery
| Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! | ||||
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| Live album by Monk Montgomery | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | November 9, 1974 | |||
| Venue | Orlando Stadium, Soweto | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International | |||
| Producer | Hilton Rosenthal, Peter Thwaites | |||
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Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! is the fourth and final solo album of American bassist Monk Montgomery. It was recorded at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa, on November 9, 1974, and released in 1975 on Philadelphia International Records.
Background
In 1970 Montgomery recorded in Los Angeles with South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, on Masekela’s album Reconstruction. In 1974 Monk toured South Africa with a group including singer Lovelace Watkins, and at the end of the tour he recorded this live album in Soweto.[1]
Track listing
- "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) (11:18)
- "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young) (6:00)
- "Blues for Nkwe" (Al Hall, Jr.) (11:12)
- "Testing One, Two" (Rudolph Johnson) (5:48)
Personnel
- Monk Montgomery - bass
- Marshall Royal - band leader, alto saxophone
- Rudolph Johnson - tenor saxophone, flute
- Danny Cortez - trumpet
- Al Hall, Jr. - trombone
- Delbert Hill - clarinet
- Charles Mallory - guitar
- Kirk Lightsey - keyboards
- Curtis Kirk - drums
Technical personnel
- Hilton Rosenthal, Peter Thwaites - producers
- Peter Thwaites - engineer (Gallo Studios)
- Peter Ceronio - assistant engineer (Gallo Studios)
- Rufus - cover design
- Ronnie Kwei - photographs
- Mobile recording unit supplied by Northwest Music
References
- ^ "Obituaries".
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- George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (1961)
- The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961)
- Fingerpickin' (1958)
- The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)
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- Movin' Along (1960)
- SO Much Guitar! (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Full House (1962)
- Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)
- Boss Guitar (1963)
- Portrait of Wes (1963)
- Guitar on the Go (1963)
- The Alternative Wes Montgomery (1963)
- Movin' Wes (1964)
- Bumpin' (1965)
- Smokin' at the Half Note (1965)
- Goin' out of My Head (1965)
- Body and Soul (Live at Ronnie Scott's Club) (1965)
- California Dreaming (1966)
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966)
- Tequila (1966)
- A Day in the Life (1967)
- Down Here on the Ground (1968)
- Road Song (1968)
- Willow Weep for Me (1969)
- The Complete Riverside Recordings (1992)
- One Night in Indy (2015)
- It's Never Too Late (1969)
- Bass Odyssey (1971)
- Reality (1974)
- Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (1975)
- This Rather Than That (1969)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (1991)
- The King and I (1957)
- Kismet (1958)
- Flower Drum Song (1958)
- Ballads and Blues (1959)
