Montara (album)

Montara
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedAugust 12 & 14, 1975
GenreJazz
Length36:11
LabelBlue Note
BN LA 551
ProducerDale Oehler
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Inner Glow
(1975)
Montara
(1975)
Waiting
(1976)

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

Reception

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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

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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

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References

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  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.