So Why Not?
| So Why Not? | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | July 28, 1988 and August 12, 1988 | |||
| Studios | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:20 | |||
| Labels | Landmark LLP/LCD-1518 | |||
| Producers | Orrin Keepnews & Buddy Montgomery | |||
| Buddy Montgomery chronology | ||||
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So Why Not? is an album by pianist Buddy Montgomery featuring performances recorded in 1985 and released on the Landmark label.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
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".
Track listing
All compositions by Buddy Montgomery except where noted
- "So Why Not?" – 4:42
- "Waterfall" – 7:58
- "My Sentiments Exactly" – 5:26
- "Summer Nights" – 5:07
- "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:02
- "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:54
- "If Ever I Would Leave You" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:23
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:56
- "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)