Jack Montrose

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Jack Montrose (December 30, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan – February 7, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. After attending university 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.^[1]

Beginning in the mid-1950s Montrose's heroin addiction became a liability and by the time he had overcome it his style of jazz was no longer popular. This led him to play in strip joints for a time until he relocated to Las Vegas where he worked in casinos. Montrose returned to recording in 1977 and in 1986 had some success in collaboration with Pete Jolly.^[2]

Jack Montrose (West Coast Jack) is not to be confused with tenorist J.R. Monterose (East Coast Jake) who played on Charles Mingus's album Pithecanthropus Erectus.

Discography

As leader

Jack Montrose with Bob Gordon (Atlantic, 1955)

As sideman

With Chet Baker

Grey December (Pacific Jazz, 1953 [1992])
The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1953-54)
Chet Baker & Strings (Pacific Jazz, 1954) - as arranger

With Art Pepper

Straight Life (Savoy, 1952-1954)

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Name	Montrose, Jack
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Short description	American musician
Date of birth	December 30, 1928
Place of birth
Date of death	February 7, 2006
Place of death

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