| Blues and Vanilla | ||||
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| Studio album by Jack Montrose Quintet with Red Norvo | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | November 13 and December 24, 1956 Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM-1451 | |||
| Producer | Shorty Rogers | |||
| Jack Montrose chronology | ||||
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Blues and Vanilla is an album by saxophonist Jack Montrose's Quintet with Red Norvo recorded in 1956 for the RCA Victor label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Disc | [3] |
AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars; in his review, Ken Dryden states: "The cool-toned nature of the tenor saxophonist's compositions and arrangements fits in with the so-called West Coast jazz genre, though like many of the musicians labeled as such, Montrose is not a native of the region". [2]
All compositions by Jack Montrose except as indicated
Jack Montrose was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. After attending college in Los Angeles, he worked with Jerry Gray and then Art Pepper. Montrose also did arrangements for Clifford Brown. He became known for cool jazz and/or West coast jazz.
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