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Monk Montgomery (born October 10, 1921 in Indianapolis, Indiana; died May 20, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a jazz bassist. He is perhaps the first electric bassist of significance to jazz, but he also played acoustic. He is the older brother to guitarist Wes Montgomery with another brother Buddy playing vibraphone and piano.

His professional career did not start until after his younger brother Wes, at the age of 30. From 1951 to 1953 he worked in Lionel Hampton\'s Orchestra. After that he worked with his brothers and Alonzo Johnson in the Montgomery Johnson Quintet. In 1955 he moved to Seattle to form the Mastersounds from 1957-1960. Later from 1966-1970 he free-lanced with Cal Tjader and coninued to play where he settled in Las Vegas Nevada with The Red Norvo Trio. In his final years he was active in the Las Vegas Jazz Society, which he founded.

Albums

• Reality
• Bass Odyssey
• It\'s Never Too Late

References

• All Music

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