Ended Monday and welcomed Tuesday after a walk with Flower Drum Song by The Mastersounds, released on World Pacific in 1958.

I have known Wes Montgomery's music since the 80s when a teenager but only discovered the Mastersounds a band featuring his brothers Buddy, a vibraphonist, and Monk, a bassist recently. The nearest well known comparision point is the Modern Jazz Quartet and here they are heard with lovely versions of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song.

https://archive.org/details/lp_flower-drum-song_the-mastersounds_1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcC7-Vm81aU&list=RDRcC7-Vm81aU&start_radio=1

#Mastersounds #RodgersHammerstein #BuddyMontgomery #MonkMontgomery #Jazz #Vibraphone #WorldPacific #Music

The King and I (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 The King and I recorded in 1957 and released on the World Pacific label.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The Mastersounds turn the music into jazz, but they keep the melodies in mind during their solos. The results are both respectful and swinging, well worth searching for by fans of the vibes quartet sound and the score of The King and I" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2z6eqGCBJs&list=PLAN1qyVo5P6EGfrFuoxxbMHEhzSYZVszK&index=1

#Mastersounds #BuddyMontgomery #MonkMontgomery #Vibraphone #Jazz #Music #TheKingandI #RodgersHammerstein #WorldPacific

Nellie:
Cancel him and let him go—

Nurses:
Yea, sister!

I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair
I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair
I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair
And send him on his way!

#EllaFitzgerald #RodgersHammerstein #SouthPacific #AmericanSongbook

https://youtu.be/b0LppVn8q2w