So Why Not?

So Why Not? is an album by pianist Buddy Montgomery featuring performances recorded in 1985 and released on the Landmark label.^[1][2][3]

So Why Not?
Studio album by Buddy Montgomery
Released	1988
Recorded	July 28, 1988 and August 12, 1988
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:20
Label	Landmark LLP/LCD-1518
Producer	Orrin Keepnews & Buddy Montgomery
Buddy Montgomery chronology
Ties of Love (1987) So Why Not? (1988) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Fifteen (1992)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Scott Yanow at Allmusic noted "There is a lot of variety on this outing by Buddy Montgomery. ... All in all, this is a well-conceived and consistently intriguing straight-ahead outing by the underrated Buddy Montgomery".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Buddy Montgomery except where noted

1. "So Why Not?" – 4:42
2. "Waterfall" – 7:58
3. "My Sentiments Exactly" – 5:26
4. "Summer Nights" – 5:07
5. "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:02
6. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:54
7. "If Ever I Would Leave You" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:23
8. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:56
9. "Budini" – 5:52

Personnel

• Buddy Montgomery – piano, vibraphone, synthesizer
• Warren Gale – trumpet (tracks 1 & 4)
• David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–4)
• Jim Nichols – guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
• Ron Carter – bass (tracks 5, 6 & 8)
• Jeff Chambers – bass, electric bass (tracks 1–4 & 7)
• Ralph Penland – drums
• Orestes Vilató – percussion (track 8)
• Willie Colón – congas (tracks 1–4 & 8)