Jack Montrose (December 30, 1928 – February 7, 2006) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. After attending college 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]
Montrose was born in Detroit. 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.
He died in Las Vegas.
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JackMontrose (December 30, 1928 – February 7, 2006) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. After attending college in Los Angeles, he worked...
arranged band was organized for one of the upcoming recording sessions by JackMontrose of Pacific Coast Jazz Records. The session "embrace[d] West Coast cool"...
Baker Live at the Trade Winds (1952) - with Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray, JackMontrose, Al Haig L.A. Get-Together! (1952–1953) - with Stan Getz At the Forum...
(August 12, 1954), at the same studio, Brown, as leader, recorded JackMontrose's arrangement of it with Stu Williamson (valve trombone), Zoot Sims (tenor...
series Downton Abbey. He recently appeared as Rhys Montrose in the fourth season of You (2023) and Jack Crusher in the third season of Star Trek: Picard...
Blues and Vanilla is an album by saxophonist JackMontrose's Quintet with Red Norvo recorded in 1956 for the RCA Victor label. AllMusic rated the album...
the early 1960s, with Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. Sims played on some of Jack Kerouac's recordings. From the late 1950s to the end of his life, Sims was...
and Jack Weston. Montrose's movie credits include The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and its sequel Son of Flubber (1963). At the age of 78, Montrose died...
with Jack Sheldon and Irene Kral; Capitol, 1964) Manne–That's Gershwin! (arranged and directed by John Williams; Capitol, 1965) Sounds! (with Jack Marshall...
Gunn (Atlantic, 1967) Perk Up (Concord Jazz, 1967 [1976]) With JackMontroseJackMontrose Sextet (Pacific Jazz, 1955) With Mark Murphy This Could Be the...
fact-checker Jack, and breaks up with David Puddy so she can date him. While going through an old VHS tape, Jerry discovers a commercial that features Jack as "The...
"Sandu" (Brown) – 4:57 "Gerkin for Perkin" (Brown) – 2:56 "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray and Ben Oakland) – 3:24 "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:16...
Lunceford and His Orchestra, Decca 18324 1955 – JackMontrose, on the album Arranged/Played/Composed by JackMontrose 1960 – Mel Tormé, on the album I Dig the...
with the Jimmy Giuffre Three* and the Beaux Arts String Quartet With JackMontrose 1956: Blues and Vanilla (RCA Victor) 1957: The Horn's Full (RCA Victor)...
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