Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Buddy Montgomery (keyboards / vibraphone)

BANDS:
  • The Montgomery Brothers
  • Big Joe Turner Band [1949]
  • Slide Hampton Group
  • Buddy Montgomery Group
  • Indianapolis Jazz Quartet
  • The Mastersounds
  • Buddy Montgomery Group [1955-1957]
  • Miles Davis Group [1960]
  • Buddy Montgomery Group
  • David ´Fathead´ Newman Group
  • The Riverside Reunion Band [1994]
BIOGRAPHY:

Charles ´Buddy´ Montgomery was born in January 30th, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA). Vibraphonist and pianist, he was part of a talented musical family, along with his brothers, guitarist Wes Montgomery and bassist Monk Montgomery. In fact, they formed a band with the obvious name of The Montgomery Brothers, recording several albums.

Buddy Montgomery


He played with Big Joe Turner in 1949, followed by a stay in Slide Hampton Group. Then, he started forming his own bands. One of them was the Indianapolis Jazz Quartet.

Then, Buddy and Monk formed the band The Mastersounds. After that, he formed a quintet with Ray Johnson during 1955 to 1957.

In 1958, Buddy won the Downbeat awards for best new vibraphone player and best new arranger.

In 1960 he joined very briefly to Miles Davis Group playing vibraphone for some months after Cannonball Adderley left, but Buddy didn´t stay due to his fear of flying.

He has released several albums of his own, but he still kept playing with other people, such as David ´Fathead´ Newman.

THE RIVERSIDE REUNION BAND

The Riverside Reunion Band is a dream-team in jazz. They played together around July 1994:
THE RIVERSIDE REUNION BAND #
Tommy Flanagan †
(piano)
Nat Adderley †
(cornet)
Jimmy Heath
(sax)
Bob Cranshaw
(bass)
Buddy Montgomery †
(vibes)
Tootie Heath
(drums)

Buddy passed away on May 14th, 2009.

Buddy Montgomery on vibes

DISCOGRAPHY: (50 albums known to me - Status: In progress)

OWN ALBUMS (10 credits)
  • Remembering Wes - Buddy Montgomery ( - )

  • The Two-sided album - Buddy Montgomery (02/1968)

  • This rather than that - Buddy Montgomery (1969)

  • Ties - Buddy Montgomery (1977)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
    • Guests: Oscar Brashear, Rufus Reid (RIP: Harold Land)
  • Ties of love - Buddy Montgomery (1986)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
    • Guests: Ron Carter, John Heard, Steve Kroon, Marvin ´Smitty´ Smith, Warren Smith (RIP: Ted Dunbar, Eddie Harris, Billy Higgins, David ´Fathead´ Newman)
    • Technical: Gerry Brown, Rudy Van Gelder
  • So why not? - Buddy Montgomery (1988)

  • Live at Maybeck Recital Hall volume fifteen - Buddy Montgomery (07/1991)

  • Here again - Buddy Montgomery Trio (1997)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
    • Guests: Ray Appleton, Jeff Chambers
    • Technical: Rudy Van Gelder
  • Icebreaker - Buddy Montgomery (04/2001)

  • A Love affair in Paris - Buddy Montgomery All Star Group (2002)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
    • Guests: Donald Brown, Robert Hurst, Lenny White (RIP: Anga Diaz)
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (13 credits)
  • In Canada - The Montgomery Brothers ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Paul Humphrey
    • Comments: Recorded live in December 1961.
  • Almost forgotten - The Montgomery Brothers (06/1955)

  • Water´s edge - The Mastersounds (09/1957)

  • The Montgomery Brothers plus five others - The Montgomery Brothers (12/1957)

  • The King and I - The Mastersounds (1959)

  • Ballads and blues - The Mastersounds (01/1959)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
    • Guests: (RIP: Wes Montgomery)
  • Groove yard - The Montgomery Brothers (1961)

  • Swinging with The Mastersounds - The Mastersounds (02/1961)

  • George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers - George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers (10/1961)

    • Members: Armando Peraza (RIP: Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains bonus tracks.
  • Kismet - The Mastersounds (1966)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
    • Guests: (RIP: Wes Montgomery)
  • Blue head - David ´Fathead´ Newman Quintet plus Clifford Jordan (1990)

  • Mostly Monk - The Riverside Reunion Band (1993)

  • Hi-Fly - The Riverside Reunion Band (1994)

COMPILATIONS AS A BAND MEMBER (1 credit)
  • Groove brothers - Wes Montgomery (1998)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Paul Humphrey, Larance Marable
    • Comments: This compilation includes tracks from two albums by The Montgomery Brothers, even though this one is credited mostly to Wes Montgomery. The albums are The Montgomery Brothers and the live album The Montgomery Brothers in Canada.
ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (2 credits)
  • Fingerpickin´ - Wes Montgomery (1957)

    • Members: (RIP: Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: (RIP: Freddie Hubbard, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
    • Producer: Michael Cuscuna
    • Comments: CD reissue contains 3 bonus tracks from an album by The Mastersounds (Wes brothers´ band) where Wes appeared.
  • The Alternative Wes Montgomery - Wes Montgomery (1992)

    • Members: Jimmy Cobb (RIP: Wynton Kelly, Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Kenny Burrell, Victor Feldman, Louis Hayes, Gene Orloff (RIP: Phil Bodner, Paul Chambers, Johnny Griffin, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, Osie Johnson, Jimmy Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Sam Jones, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
    • Comments: Collection of unreleased takes.
COMPILATIONS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (7 credits)
  • Far Wes - Wes Montgomery ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Louis Hayes (RIP: Harold Land, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
    • Producer: Michael Cuscuna
  • Wes and friends - Wes Montgomery (1973)

    • Members: (RIP: Wynton Kelly, Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Armando Peraza (RIP: Milt Jackson, Philly Joe Jones, Sam Jones, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
    • Comments: Compilation of early material with tracks taken from 2 different albums: Bags Meets Wes (by Wes Montgomery & Milt Jackson), and Love Walked In (by George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers).
  • Beginnings - Wes Montgomery (1975)

  • The Complete Riverside recordings - Wes Montgomery (1992)

    • Members: Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb (RIP: Wynton Kelly, Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Gloria Agostini, Kenny Burrell, Victor Feldman, Louis Hayes, Tootie Heath, Harry Lookofsky, Kermit Moore, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Armando Peraza (RIP: Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Ray Barretto, Phil Bodner, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Tommy Flanagan, Joe Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, Osie Johnson, Hank Jones, Jimmy Jones, Sam Jones, Harold Land, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery, Bobby Timmons)
    • Comments: Boxset with 12 CDs comprising all the recording that Wes Montgomery made for the Riverside label (under his leadership or as a sideman).
  • The Artistry of Wes Montgomery - Wes Montgomery (08/1992)

    • Members: Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb (RIP: Wynton Kelly, Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Kenny Burrell, Victor Feldman, Louis Hayes, Tootie Heath, Harry Lookofsky, Kermit Moore, David Nadien, Gene Orloff (RIP: Ray Barretto, Phil Bodner, Paul Chambers, Tommy Flanagan, Joe Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, Osie Johnson, Hank Jones, Jimmy Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Sam Jones, Harold Land, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
    • Technical: Ed Michel
  • Lullabies of Birdland - a musical autobiography - George Shearing (03/2004)

    • Members: Armando Peraza (RIP: Al McKibbon, Andy Simpkins)
    • Guests: George Devens, Jim Hall, Stix Hooper, Dennis Mackrel, Marvin ´Smitty´ Smith, Toots Thielemans (RIP: Ray Brown, Kenny Davern, Robert Farnon, Hank Jones, Carmen McRae, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery, Tito Puente, Mario Rivera, Mel Torme, Joe Williams)
  • Plays for lovers - Wes Montgomery (02/2008)

    • Members: Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb (RIP: Wynton Kelly, Wes Montgomery)
    • Guests: Kenny Burrell, Victor Feldman, Louis Hayes, Tootie Heath, Gene Orloff, Bobby Thomas Jr (RIP: Ray Barretto, Phil Bodner, Paul Chambers, Tommy Flanagan, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, Osie Johnson, Hank Jones, Jimmy Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Sam Jones, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (1 credit)
  • Sincerely, George and Ira - The music of George and Ira Gershwin - VVAA (09/1997)

    • Guests: Philip Catherine, Ray Drummond, George Mraz, Mickey Roker, Marvin ´Smitty´ Smith, Frank Wess (RIP: Chet Baker, Chris Connor, Ted Dunbar, Bobby Durham, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, George Gershwin, Hank Jones, Lloyd Lambert, Buddy Montgomery, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Shirley Scott, Buddy Tate, Mal Waldron)
SESSIONS (14 credits)
  • A Good git-together - Jon Hendricks (1959)

    • Guests: (RIP: Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Walter Bolden, Ike Isaacs, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery, Bill Perkins)
    • Producer: Michael Cuscuna
  • Do nothing ´til you hear from me - Johnny Griffin (1963)

    • Members: (RIP: Johnny Griffin, Art Taylor)
    • Guests: (RIP: Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery)
  • Cruisin´ the ´bird - Bobby Hutcherson (1990)

    • Members: Bobby Hutcherson
    • Guests: Victor Lewis, Ralph Moore, Rufus Reid (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
  • Remembering Wes - Richie Hart (1991)

    • Guests: Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb (RIP: John Coltrane, Buddy Montgomery, Wes Montgomery)
  • Epistrophy - Charlie Rouse (1991)

    • Members: (RIP: Charlie Rouse)
    • Guests: George Cables, Jeff Chambers, Ralph Penland, Jessica Williams (RIP: Don Cherry, Buddy Montgomery)
    • Technical: Ron Davis, Gene Paul
  • Excursion in blue - John Handy (1992)

  • It is love - Marlena Shaw (1992)

  • Get closer - Michael Cooper (09/1992)

  • Going back home - Frankie Lee (1994)

    • Guests: Tony Coleman, Leonard Gill, Russell Jackson, Pauline Lozano, Marvin McFadden, Norbert Stachel, Bianca Thornton (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
    • Technical: Michael Rosen
  • Swing high, swing low - Shanna Carlson (07/1994)

  • Bob Belden´s shades of blue - Bob Belden (1996)

    • Guests: Carl Allen, Geri Allen, Jay Anderson, Jeff Andrews, Joey Calderazzo, Ron Carter, Marc Copland, Ronnie Cuber, Billy Drummond, Eliane Elias, Kevin Eubanks, Curtis Fuller, Larry Goldings, Eddie Gomez, Jerry Gonzalez, Larry Grenadier, Steve Hall, Conrad Herwig, Terumasa Hino, Adam Holzman, Dennis Irwin, Javon Jackson, Geoffrey Keezer, Billy Kilson, Scott Kinsey, Carlos McKinney, Mulgrew Miller, Greg Osby, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Alan Rubin, John Scofield, Gary Smulyan, Bill Stewart, Jack Walrath, Peter Washington, Bobby Watson, David Weiss, Paul Wertico (RIP: John Coltrane, Billy Higgins, Freddie Hubbard, Buddy Montgomery, Lee Morgan)
    • Technical: James Farber, Rudy Van Gelder
  • E street - Pete Escovedo (03/1997)

    • Members: Pete Escovedo
    • Guests: Gerald Albright, Jeff Cressman, Sheila E Escovedo, Melecio Magdaluyo, David Matthews, Ray Obiedo, Bill Ortiz (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
  • Spin this - Karen Blixt (2006)

    • Guests: Alex Acuna, Brian Bromberg, Joey DeFrancesco, Russell Ferrante, William Kennedy, Paul McCandless (RIP: Buddy Montgomery)
  • Don´t go to strangers - Colleen McNabb (01/2009)

COMPILATIONS (SESSIONS) (2 credits)
  • Let ´em roll - Hank Ballard (1990)

    • Members: (RIP: Hank Ballard)
    • Guests: Mickey Baker, Eddie Smith (RIP: Sil Austin, Cal Green, Joe Hunter, Buddy Montgomery, Todd Rhodes, Alonzo Tucker, Joe Williams, Sonny Woods)
  • Sexy ways - the best of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (11/1993)

    • Members: (RIP: Hank Ballard)
    • Guests: Mickey Baker, Eddie Smith (RIP: Sil Austin, Cal Green, Joe Hunter, Buddy Montgomery, Leonard Smith, Alonzo Tucker, Don Wilkerson, Joe Williams, Sonny Woods)
RELATED MUSICIANS:

Buddy Montgomery mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Monk Montgomery (24)
Wes Montgomery (19)
Orrin Keepnews (14)
Ron Carter (8)
Benny Barth (6)
Louis Hayes (6)
Jimmy Cobb (5)
Richie Crabtree (5)
Tootie Heath (5)
George Horn (5)
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