Spunky (Monty Alexander album)

Spunky
Studio album by Monty Alexander
Released	1965
Studio	World Pacific, Los Angeles; Plaza Sound, New York
Genre	hard bop
Length	33:10
Label	Pacific Jazz
Producer	Richard Bock
Monty Alexander chronology
Alexander the Great (1964) Spunky (1965) Zing! (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	[2]
Colin Larkin	[3]

Spunky is a studio album released by Monty Alexander in 1965 on Pacific Jazz LP record ST-20094 (stereo) and PJ-10094 (mono).

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spunky" (Monty Alexander)	2:39
2.	"Naturally" (Nat Adderley)	3:35
3.	"Jamaican Shake" (Monty Alexander)	2:25
4.	"Heartstrings" (Milt Jackson)	3:33
5.	"Taggie's Tune" (Junior Mance)	4:14
6.	"Rattlesnake" (Monty Alexander)	2:30
7.	"Whisper Not" (Benny Golson)	3:58
8.	"I'm an Old Cowhand" (Johnny Mercer)	2:32
9.	"Little Children of Peru" (Scott Turner)	2:50
10.	"Spirit of Foo Foo" (Monty Alexander)	4:45
Total length:		33:10

Personnel

• Monty Alexander: piano (all tracks)
• Victor Gaskin: bass (all but 4, 6)
• Paul Humphrey: drums (all but 4, 6)
• Bob Cranshaw: bass (tracks 4, 6)
• Bruno Carr: drums (tracks 4, 6)
• Gene Bertoncini: guitar (tracks 4, 6)
• Scott Turner: guitar (track 9)

References

1. Monty Alexander: Spunky at AllMusic
2. "Album Reviews". Billboard. November 6, 1965. p. 37.
3. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 17. ISBN   9781852277543.