Montgomery Brothers

The Montgomery Brothers were a jazz trio consisting of the brothers Wes Montgomery (electric guitar, 1923–1968), Buddy Montgomery (piano, vibraphone, 1930–2009) and Monk Montgomery (electric bass, double bass, 1921–1982).

The Montgomery Brothers
OriginIndianapolis
GenresJazz
Years active1950s–1960s
LabelsColumbia, Pacific Jazz, Riverside, Fantasy, Jazzland
Associated actsMontgomery-Johnson Quintet, The Mastersounds
Past members

During the mid-1950s, they were members of the Montgomery-Johnson Quintet with Alonzo Johnson and Robert "Sonny" Johnson.

Recordings from these early years, including sessions produced by Quincy Jones in 1955,[1] were released later, most notably as Wes Montgomery's "In The Beginning" (Resonance, 2015).[2]

From 1957–1960 they recorded as the Mastersounds, then as the Montgomery Brothers.[3]

Discography

References
  1. "Wes Montgomery Catalog". Jazz Discography Project.
  2. "Wes Montgomery - In The Beginning". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  3. Wynn, Ron. "The Montgomery Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. "Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography". jazzlists.com. Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. "The Montgomery Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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