Montage (Savoy Records album) explained

Montage
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	Eddie Bert/John Mehegan/Donald Byrd
Cover:	Montage (Savoy Records album).jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	September 1, 20 and 29, 1955
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Savoy MG 12029
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:	Eddie Bert
Prev Title:	Encore
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Modern Moods
Next Year:	1955

Montage is an album comprising four tracks led by jazz trombonist Eddie Bert, two by pianist John Mehegan and one by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in September 1955 and first released on the Savoy label.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Bert, except where indicated.

1. "Steady Eddie" – 5:24
2. "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn)
3. "Slow Crosstown" – 9:37
4. "If I Love Again" (Ben Oakland, Jack Murray)
5. "Bronx Line" – 6:54
6. "I'll Take Romance" (Oakland, Oscar Hammerstein II)
7. "Wishbone" – 6:33

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on September 1 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), September 20 (tracks 2 & 6), and September 29 (track 4), 1955

Personnel

Tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7

• • Eddie Bert – trombone J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
• Hank Jones – piano
  • Clyde Lombardi – bass Kenny Clarke – drums

Tracks 2 & 6

• John Mehegan – piano

Track 4

• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/savoy-records/catalog-12000-series/#mg-12029 Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/savoy.pdf Discography of the Savoy/Regent and Associated labels