- Artist:
- Bobby Hutcherson
Montara
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Release date: 3 October 2025
Article Number: 517300000
A high-water mark of Bobby Hutcherson’s remarkably creative and diverse 1970s Blue Note output, "Montara" is a feel-good album that found the great vibraphonist conjuring up an intoxicating hybrid of Latin jazz and fusion grooves. Recorded in Hutcherson’s hometown of Los Angeles, the album featured a talented cast of musicians including Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, Bobby Matos, Ernie Watts, Harvey Mason, Plas Johnson, Fred Jackson, Larry Nash, and Chuck Domanico. Hutcherson’s stunning virtuosity and nuanced musicality is on full display across this set that moves between the percolating rhythms of "La Malanga," "Yuyo," and "Oye Como Va" and the rich harmonies and alluring textures of "Montara," "Love Song," and "Little Angel."
BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a single sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket.
Tracklisting:
Montara (1975)
A1 Camel Rise
A2 Montara
A3 (Se Acabo) La Malanga
A4 Love Song
B1 Little Angel
B2 Yuyo
B3 Oye Como Va
Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone, marimba) / Oscar Brashear (trumpet) / 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 (Bass) / Dave Troncoso (bass) / Harvey Mason (drums) / Bobby Matos, Johnny Paloma, Victor Pantoja, Ralph MacDonald, Willie Bobo, Rudy Calzado (percussions)