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Jack Montrose
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Jack Montrose (1928 - 2006) was a jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. After attending university 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. 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. 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. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
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Atlantic Jazz: West Coast
Jack Montrose With Bob Gordon
Two Can Play: Complete Quintet and Sextet Sessions 1954 - 1955
Blues and Vanilla / The Horn's Full
Blues And Vanilla
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The Jack Montrose Sextet
Jack Montrose Sextet
The Horn's Full
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Cool Sounds For A Warm Night
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Atlantic Jazz West Coast
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Lost & Found - Atlantic Records - Jazz
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A Little Duet (feat. Paul Moer, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne) [Mono Version]