So Why Not?
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedJuly 28, 1988 and August 12, 1988
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length51:20
LabelLandmark
LLP/LCD-1518
ProducerOrrin Keepnews & Buddy Montgomery
Buddy Montgomery chronology
Ties of Love
(1987)
So Why Not?
(1988)
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Fifteen
(1992)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

References

  1. Fitzgerald, M., Landmark Records listing. Retrieved February 4, 2019
  2. Jazzlists: album details. Retrieved February 4, 2019
  3. Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography. Retrieved February 4, 2019
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Buddy Montgomery: So Why Not? – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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