Montara (album)

Montara is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Montara
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1975
Recorded	August 12 & 14, 1975
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:11
Label	Blue Note BN LA 551
Producer	Dale Oehler
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Inner Glow (1975) Montara (1975) Waiting (1976)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Montara is one of the great feel-good jazz albums of the 1970s, one of the great Latin jazz albums of the 1970s, and one of the great groove jazz records. Seek it out without hesitation".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Hutcherson except as indicated

1. "Camel Rise" (George Cables) - 5:35
2. "Montara" - 4:58
3. "La Malanga (Se Acabo)" (Rudy Calzado) - 4:17
4. "Love Song" (Cables) - 5:37
5. "Little Angel" (Eddie Martinez) - 3:54
6. "Yuyo" - 6:42
7. "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente) - 5:08

• Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California on August 12 & 14, 1975.

Personnel

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibes, marimba
• Oscar Brashear, Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Plas Johnson - flute
• Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson, Jr. - tenor saxophone, flute
• Eddie Cano - piano
• Larry Nash - electric piano
• Dennis Budimir - guitar
• Chuck Domanico, Dave Troncoso - bass
• Harvey Mason - drums
• Bobby Matos, Johnny Paloma, Victor Pantoja, Ralph MacDonald, Willie Bobo, Rudy Calzado - percussion
• Dale Oehler - arranger