DESCRIPTION:
''Bass Odyssey'' is an album by jazz bassist Monk Montgomery, one of his four solo albums.It was released in 1971 on Motown Records/Chisa Records.

The album was produced by Wayne Henderson and Stewart Levine and features several members of The Crusaders, as well as Joe Sample, Mike Carven, Stix Hooper, Andy Simpkins and Kent Brinkley.


Some tracks include-Journey To The Bottom,Personage,Sister Lena plus more!The oldest of the three Montgomery brothers, Monk Montgomery has the distinction of being the first significant jazz electric bassist, starting on the instrument in 1953. He actually did not start playing bass until he was already 30, but was soon strong enough to play with Lionel Hampton's Orchestra (1951-1953). He played in the Montgomery-Johnson Quintet in Indianapolis with his brothers Wes and Buddy (along with tenor saxophonist Alonzo Johnson and drummer Robert Johnson) during 1955-1956. Monk moved to Seattle, was joined by Buddy, and they formed the Mastersounds, a popular quartet (1957-1960). He played occasionally with his brothers in the 1960s (including a short-lived group called the Montgomery Brothers), freelanced, was with Cal Tjader in 1966, and, in 1970, settled in Las Vegas. Montgomery played locally (including with Red Norvo's trio during 1970-1972), was a disc jockey, and led obscure sessions for the Chisa (1971) and Philadelphia International (1974) labels. During his last years, he was active as the founder of the Las Vegas Jazz Society.The LP has been autographed on the front cover by Monk Montgomery.
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Tracklist:
01.Journey to the Bottom...(00:00)
02.Personage.....(06:19)
03.Sister Lena...(12:17)
04.Fuselage (Part I)....(16:14)
05.Fuselage (Part II)...(18:50)
06.Foxy Gypsy...(24:18).

All songs were composed by Monk Montgomery except "Personage", which his brother Buddy Montgomery wrote.
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Personnel:
1.Monk Montgomery - electric bass on all selections and Fuzz Bass on "Fuselage"
2.Joe Sample - electric piano
3.Mike Carven - drums on "Foxy Gypsy," "Journey to the Bottom," and "Personage"
4.Wayne Henderson - drums on "Fuselage"
5."Stix" Hooper - drums on "Sister Lena"
6.Andy Simpkins - upright bass on "Journey to the Bottom," "Foxy Gypsy," and "Personage"
7.Kent Brinkley - upright bass on "Sister Lena".
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Genre:Jazz/Funk/Soul
Recorded: at The Village,Los Angeles,CA.,1970/71.
Released: 1971
Label:Chisa Records,Inc.(C 806/CS 806)
Distributed By – Motown Record Corporation
Engineer – "Doc" Siegel, Gene Shively
Producer – Stewart Levine,Wayne Henderson.