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Monte Croft's vibraphone playing is very much in the style of Milt Jackson while his singing ranges from jazz to pop.
His high voice is appealing but takes a little while to get used to.
On his Columbia CD, Croft is best on "Ella, Eddie, Jon and Betty" (an effective vocal tribute to all four of the masterful scatters) and the instrumental medium-fast blues "Rumble, Young Man, Rumble." Croft does not hitnk of himself as strictly a jazz musician and some of his vocals go a little over the borderline in to R&B (such as on Marvin Gaye's "Jan" and the middle-of-the-road ballad "Time Would Wait") but his jazz playing is excellent; check out the Monk-ish "Punt.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take One Step | Monte Croft | Play | 01:36 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 2 | Surrender, Opus 1 | Monte Croft | Play | 07:23 | 16 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Ella, Eddie, Jon and Betty | Monte Croft | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Divine | Monte Croft | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Rumble, Young Man, Rumble | Monte Croft | Play | 08:50 | 20 MB | 52 MB |
| 6 | Jan | Monte Croft | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Dedicated to YouSammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | Monte Croft | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | Time Would Wait | Monte Croft | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Beijing | Monte Croft | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Charades | Monte Croft | Play | 07:30 | 17 MB | 43 MB |
| 11 | The Rubicon Song | Monte Croft | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | I Didn't Know What Time It WasLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Monte Croft | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| 58 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 304 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Barth | Guest Artist |
| 2 | Lance Bryant | Guest Artist |
| 3 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 4 | Saul Chaplin | Composer |
| 5 | Monte Croft | Piano, Primary Artist, Vibraphone |
| 6 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 7 | Gene Jackson | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |