Jazz at Monterey

by Virgil Gonsalves, Virgil Gonsalves Big Band Plus Six

Overview

Virgil Gonsalves, a long-forgotten but talented baritone/saxophonist, led three record dates in the 1950s of which this V.S.O.P. reissue LP was the final one. The first side, which includes such songs as "Stablemates," "A Sunday Kind of Love" and one of the earliest "cover" versions of John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice," features a 13-piece big band (five trumpets, five saxes and a three-piece rhythm section) filled with mostly obscure players; the exceptions are altoist Leo Wright, pianist Junior Mance and bassist Eddie Kahn. The flip side has a hard bop-oriented sextet featuring Gonsalves, trumpeter Mike Downs and tenor-saxophonist Dan Patiris as the main soloists. This is an LP that should delight collectors who enjoy discovering "new" talent, for the musicians' lack of name recognition does not hide their impressive talent. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/18/2006
Label:	VSOP RECORDS
UPC:	0722937102427

Tracks

1. Stablemates
2. A Sunday Kind of Love
3. Moment's Notice
4. Steresis
5. Blue Bird
6. Little Mellonae
7. Sharon
8. Oasis
9. Lover Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Virgil Gonsalves Big Band Plus Six   Primary Artist
Virgil Gonsalves   Primary Artist,Sax (Baritone),Bandleader,Saxophone
Leo Wright   Sax (Alto)
Merrill Hoover   Piano
Bill Catalano   Trumpet
Benny Barth   Drums
Alan Randall   Drums
Chuck Peterson   Sax (Tenor)
Eddie Kahn   Bass
Junior Mance   Piano
John David Coppola   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Johnny Adams   Liner Notes
David Hubert   Session Producer
Charlie Parker   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
Benny Golson   Composer
Jackie McLean   Composer
Virgil Gonsalves   Session Producer,Composer,Arranger
Anita Leonard   Composer
Peter Jacobson   Mastering
Louis Prima   Composer
Mario Levesque   Booklet Design