Flower Drum Song (album)

Flower Drum Song

Studio album by The Mastersounds

Released

1959

Recorded

December 4, 1958
Los Angeles, CA

Genre

Jazz

Label

World Pacific WP 1252

Producer

Richard Bock

The Mastersounds chronology

Kismet
(1958)

Flower Drum Song
(1958)

Ballads & Blues
(1959)

Flower Drum Song (subtitled A Jazz Interpretation by the Mastersounds) is an album by The Mastersounds led by vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery with pianist Richie Crabtree, bassist Monk Montgomery and drummer Benny Barth featuring performances of tunes from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical Flower Drum Song recorded in 1958 and released on the World Pacific label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "In general, the music is pretty and relaxed, but not too invigorating. None of the themes from the show ended up catching on. The Mastersounds, who cannot help sounding a bit like the Modern Jazz Quartet in spots, play quite well, but this LP falls short of being essential".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

"Overture: Chop Suey/Grant Avenue/Sunday/You Are Beautiful" - 7:30
"Sunday" - 3:40
"Love Look Away" - 4:37
"Grant Avenue" - 4:47
"Chop Suey" - 3:03
"You Are Beautiful" - 4:07
"I'm Going to Like It Here" - 6:00

Personnel

References

↑ The Mastersounds Catalog accessed March 4, 2016
↑ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. World Pacific Album Discography accessed March 4, 2016
1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Flower Drum Song – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

Montgomery Brothers
Wes Montgomery Buddy Montgomery Monk Montgomery
Albums	Almost Forgotten (1955) The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others (1957) Montgomeryland (1958) Groove Yard (1961) George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (1961) The Montgomery Brothers (1961) The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961) Love Walked In (1961) Wes, Buddy and Monk Montgomery (1961)
Wes solo	Fingerpickin' Far Wes The Wes Montgomery Trio The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Movin' Along So Much Guitar Bags Meets Wes! Full House Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings Boss Guitar Portrait of Wes Guitar on the Go The Alternative Wes Montgomery Bumpin' Movin' Wes Smokin' at the Half Note Smokin' Guitar Goin' out of My Head California Dreaming Tequila A Day in the Life The Complete Riverside Recordings One Night in Indy
Monk solo	It's Never Too Late (1969) Bass Odyssey (1971) Reality (1974) Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (1975)
Buddy solo	The Two-Sided Album (1968) This Rather Than That (1969) Ties of Love (1987) So Why Not? Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Here Again Icebreaker (2001) A Love Affair in Paris (2001) A Day in the Life (2006)
The Mastersounds	Jazz Showcase introducing The Mastersounds (1957) The King and I (1957) Kismet (1958) Flower Drum Song (1958) Ballads and Blues (1959) The Mastersounds in Concert (1959) Happy Holidays from many lands (1959) The Mastersounds play Horace Silver (1960) Swinging with The Mastersounds (1961) The Mastersounds on Tour (1961) A Date with The Mastersounds (1961)

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