Jazz Times (Stryker) on Buddy Montgomery

[Mark Stryker]

My latest Chronology column in Jazz Times has been posted. It explores the unique musicianship of pianist, vibraphonist, and composer Buddy Montgomery, little brother to Wes and Monk. 

 

https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/buddy-montgomery-little-brother-like-no-other/

[JSngry]

Nice article, and I like the sly "Little Brother" "Montgomery" trick!

[HutchFan]

Excellent article, Mark.  

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Peter Friedman]

Mark,

Thanks for calling Buddy Montgomery to our attention. His album on Sharp 9 has long been one I very much like.

Below is another nice album  under Buddy's leadership.

[relyles]

Pianist Isaiah Thompson released an album dedicated to Buddy Montgomery last year that motivated me to check on Montgomery.

[Hoppy T. Frog]

what's this I hear about JT being sold and all the editorial staff laid off

Edited March 7, 2023 by Hoppy T. Frog

[Mark Stryker]

On 3/6/2023 at 7:49 PM, Hoppy T. Frog said:

what's this I hear about JT being sold and all the editorial staff laid off

All true. I'd rather not address this publicly but if you poke around on social media you can find some details. I was a freelancer working on contract month to month. My last Chronology column -- about bassist Israel Crosby's work OUTSIDE of the Ahmad Jamal Trio -- will be running in the April issue. Sorry to see the column end, but I have some ideas for keeping it going and parlaying it into something else. Too early to say more. 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Mark Stryker

[Hoppy T. Frog]

You column is/was a monthly highlight for me. Would be great if you could continue (then have embedded links to the tracks youu referemce). All I know is on a another forum I frequent the online obituary on JT for Wayne Shorter was posted in the rolling "bad music writing" thread and most agreed it was a possible all-time winner of that category. 

Edited March 9, 2023 by Hoppy T. Frog