Bass Odyssey (album)
{{Infobox album|
| name = Bass Odyssey
| type = studio
| artist = Monk Montgomery
| cover = Bass Odyssey.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1971
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Motown
| producer = Wayne Henderson, Stewart Levine
| prev_title = It's Never Too Late
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = Reality
| next_year = 1974
}}
Bass Odyssey is an album by jazz bassist Monk Montgomery, one of his four solo albums.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r695665|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic] It was released in 1971 on Motown Records/Chisa Records.{{cite web|title=Monk Montgomery – Bass Odyssey |year=1971 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Monk-Montgomery-Bass-Odyssey/release/2001440|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=May 26, 2019}}
The album was produced by Stewart Levine, and Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. Henderson also plays on the album with fellow Crusaders Joe Sample and Stix Hooper.{{cite web|title=Electric Adventure: Monk Montgomery - "Bass Odyssey"|url=http://www.thejazzrecord.com/records/2016/5/17/monk-montgomery-bass-odyssey|publisher=The Jazz Record|date=May 17, 2016|accessdate=May 26, 2019}}
Montgomery is seen on the album cover with a Fender Jazz Bass and a Versatone amplifier.
Track listing
All songs were composed by Monk Montgomery except "Personage", which his brother Buddy Montgomery wrote.{{cite web|last=Payne|first=Doug|title=Chisa Records: a discography|url=http://www.dougpayne.com/chisad.htm|accessdate=May 26, 2019}}
- "Journey to the Bottom"
- "Personage"
- "Sister Lena"
- "Fuselage, Pt. 1"
- "Fuselage, Pt. 2"
- "Foxy Gypsy"
Personnel
- Monk Montgomery - lead electric bass on all selections and fuzz bass on "Fuselage"
- Joe Sample - electric piano.
- Mike Carven - drums on "Foxy Gypsy", "Journey to the Bottom" and "Personage"
- Wayne Henderson - drums on "Fuselage"
- Stix Hooper - drums on "Sister Lena"
- Andy Simpkins - upright bass on "Journey to the Bottom", "Foxy Gypsy" and "Personage"
- Kent Brinkley - upright bass on "Sister Lena"
References
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Category:Monk Montgomery albums
Category:Albums produced by Wayne Henderson (musician)
Category:Albums produced by Stewart Levine
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