Ballads & Blues (The Mastersounds album)

Ballads & Blues
Ballads & Blues
Studio album by The Mastersounds
Released	1959
Recorded	January 7, 1959 ; Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	World Pacific PJ 1260
Producer	Richard Bock
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Released1959

RecordedJanuary 7, 1959
Los Angeles, CA

GenreJazz

LabelWorld Pacific PJ 1260

Ballads & Blues is an album by The Mastersounds led by vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery with pianist Richie Crabtree, bassist Monk Montgomery and drummer Benny Barth featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and released on the World Pacific label.^[1]^[2]

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Wes Montgomery Buddy Montgomery Monk Montgomery
Albums	Groove Yard (1961) George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (1961) The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961)
Wes solo	Fingerpickin' (1958) The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959) The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960) Movin' Along (1960) SO Much Guitar! (1961) Bags Meets Wes! (1961) Full House (1962) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Boss Guitar (1963) Portrait of Wes (1963) Guitar on the Go (1963) The Alternative Wes Montgomery (1963) Movin' Wes (1964) Bumpin' (1965) Smokin' at the Half Note (1965) Goin' out of My Head (1965) Body and Soul (Live at Ronnie Scott's Club) (1965) California Dreaming (1966) Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966) Tequila (1966) A Day in the Life (1967) Down Here on the Ground (1968) Road Song (1968) Willow Weep for Me (1969) The Complete Riverside Recordings (1992) One Night in Indy (2015)
Monk solo	It's Never Too Late (1969) Bass Odyssey (1971) Reality (1974) Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (1975)
Buddy solo	This Rather Than That (1969) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (1991)
The Mastersounds	The King and I (1957) Kismet (1958) Flower Drum Song (1958) Ballads and Blues (1959)
Related	Wes Montgomery discography

Ballads & Blues (The Mastersounds album)

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