Bobby Montez
Latin jazz vibraphonist and bandleader Bobby Montez was born in Sonora, Arizona in 1934. Born into a musical family, he learned to play many instruments, focusing on the vibraphone, piano, and double bass. Eventually moving to Los Angeles, California, Bobby Montez worked days as an accountant while performing Latin jazz at night in jazz nightclubs all around the Los Angeles area. Once his brand of West Coast Latin jazz caught the attention of the public and record labels, he made it his full-time job. His debut album, Jungle Fantastique, was released in 1958 and laid the foundation for Latin jazz. He followed that album with Hollywood Themes in Cha Cha Cha (1959) before billing his group as Bobby Montez and His Quintet for 1960’s The Music of Lerner and Loewe in Latin Fashion (also known as My Fair Lady Latin). He released two further albums in 1961 as the Bobby Montez Orchestra - Pachanga y Cha Cha Cha and Viva! Montez – before the public’s attention moved on to other Latin jazz artists. He continued to perform until the late 1960s, bringing in some of Latin jazz’s most talented musicians to play with him including Mike Gutierrez (timbales), Luis Miranda (congas), Carlos Avelar (piano), Jimmy Baiz (bass), Ruben Provencio (bass) and many others. By the early 1970s, he had left the music business for the most part and pursued a career in landscape planning. Bobby Montez died on January 8, 2003.
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16 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Pachanga Y Cha Cha Cha
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Latin Lounge Essentials
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Jungle Fantastique! (Remastered)
Musiques du monde - Paru chez RevOla le 1 oct. 2018
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Jungle Fantastique! / Viva! Montez
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Moon le 24 avr. 2021
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Viva! Montez! (Remastered)
Amérique latine - Paru chez RevOla le 14 déc. 2018
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Salon
Amérique latine - Paru chez More Wings in Hell le 13 déc. 2020
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Viva Montez
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Erm Vintage Lp le 14 août 1990
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Express Yourself
Amérique latine - Paru chez sinderella le 30 déc. 2015
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A Playful Way
Jazz - Paru chez LST Collector Series le 12 sept. 2014
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Leisure Time
Jazz - Paru chez LST Collector Series le 12 sept. 2014
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Jungle Fantastique!
Amérique latine - Paru chez Ancien Prodige le 28 mai 2020
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Flapping Wings
Amérique latine - Paru chez Wings in Hell le 13 déc. 2020
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Jungle Fantastique!
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Tremendo Cha-Cha (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
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Rooftop Storys
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Jungle Stars / Tremendo Cha-Cha (All Tracks Remastered)
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Hit Singles Records le 21 oct. 2019
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