Blues and Vanilla is an album by saxophonist Jack Montrose's Quintet with Red Norvo recorded in 1956 for the RCA Victor label.[1]

Blues and Vanilla
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedNovember 13 and December 24, 1956
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelRCA Victor
LPM-1451
ProducerShorty Rogers
Jack Montrose chronology
Jack Montrose Sextet
(1955)
Blues and Vanilla
(1957)
The Horn's Full
(1956)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Disc     [3]

AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars; in his review, Ken Dryden states: "The cool-toned nature of the tenor saxophonist's compositions and arrangements fits in with the so-called West Coast jazz genre, though like many of the musicians labeled as such, Montrose is not a native of the region".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jack Montrose except as indicated

  1. "Concertina da Camera (Blues and Vanilla)" - 18:30
  2. "Bockhanal" - 3:44
  3. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 5:48
  4. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller) - 3:19
  5. "For the Fairest" - 3:36
  6. "A Dandy Line" - 2:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ The RCA Victor Sessions of Jack Montrose: 1956, accessed January 13, 2016
  2. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Blues and Vanilla – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Hall, Tony (1 March 1958). "'We just had a ball!'". Disc. No. 4. p. 17.