Musicians Who Monk Played & Recorded With
Vocals -
Philemon Hou - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Butter Jackson - (Album - Kenny Burrell - Ellington Is Forever, Vol.2)
Perri Lee - (Album - Perri Lee - Live At The Perisian Room)
Letta Mbulu - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Sonny Parker - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Annie Ross - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Caiphus Semenya - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Saxophone/Clarinet -
Waymon ‘Punchy’ Atkinson - (Album - The Montgomery Brothers Plus Five Others)
Gary Bartz - (Album - Kenny Burrell - Ellington Is Forever, Vol.2)
Philip Bodner - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Lou Ciotti - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Jerry Coker - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Alix Combelle - (Single - Lionel Hampton All Stars - Blue Pannasie/Real Crazy. Album - Lionel Hampton - The Complete 1953 Paris Session)
Bob Cowart - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Oscar Estell - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Album - The Art Farmer Septet)
Wilton Felder - (Album - The Jazz Crusaders - The Young Rabbits)
Freddy Fox - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Johnny Griffin - (Album - Johnny Griffin - Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me)
Gigi Gryce - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Album - The Art Farmer Septet)
Eddie Harris - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Haywood Henry - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Delbert Hill - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Rudolph Johnson - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Harold Land - (Albums - Wes Montgomery - Montgomeryland & Harold Land - Westward Bound)
Alonzo 'Pookie' Johnson - (Several early Montgomery Brothers recordings)
Mezz Mezzrow - (Single - Lionel Hampton All Stars - Blue Pannasie/Real Crazy. Album - Lionel Hampton - The Complete 1953 Paris Session)
Anthony Ortega - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Roger Pemberton - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Pony Poindexter - (Album - Wes Montgomery - Montgomeryland. Album - Jon Hendricks - A Good Git-Together)
Seldon Powell - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Marshall Royal - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Clifford Scott - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Clifford Solomon - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Single - But Officer! Album - The Art Farmer Septet)
Trumpet -
Nat Adderley - (Album - Kenny Burrell - Ellington Is Forever, Vol.2)
Clifford Brown - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Danny Cortez - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Art Farmer - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Album - The Art Farmer Septet)
Freddie Hubbard - (Album - The Montgomery Brothers Plus Five Others)
Carmell Jones - (Album - Harold Land - Westward Bound)
Quincy Jones - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Album - The Art Farmer Septet)
Al Kiger - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Ernie Royal - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Walter Williams - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Snooky Young - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Trombone -
James Cleveland - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Album - The Art Farmer Septet)
George Cooper - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Al Hall Jr - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Al Hayes - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Wayne Henderson - (Album - The Jazz Crusaders - The Young Rabbits)
Jim Hewitt - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Butter Jackson - (Album - Kenny Burrell - Ellington Is Forever, Vol.2)
Benny Powell - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Piano/Organ/Keyboard -
Claude Bolling - (Single - Lionel Hampton All Stars - Blue Pannasie/Real Crazy. Album - Lionel Hampton - The Complete 1953 Paris Session)
Joe Bradley - (Album - The Montgomery Brothers Plus Five Others)
Jodie Christian - (Album - Buddy Montgomery - This Rather Than That)
Jack Coker - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Richie Crabtree - (Several recordings and live performances with The Mastersounds)
Ron Feuer - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Hampton Hawes - (Album - Harold Land - Westward Bound. Album - Hampton Hawes - The Green Leaves Of Summer)
Joe Houston - (Album - Harold Land - Westward Bound)
Jimmy Jones - (Album - Kenny Burrell - Ellington Is Forever, Vol.2)
Perri Lee - (Album - Perri Lee - Live At The Perisian Room)
Wade Legge - (Track - Clifford Solomon - But, Officer!)
Kirk Lightsey - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Guildo Mahones - (Album - Jon Hendricks - A Good Git-Together)
Bobby Martin - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Buddy Montgomery - (Several recordings and live performances)
Melvin Rhyne - (Album - Buddy Montgomery - This Rather Than That)
Joe Sample - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction. Album - Monk Montgomery - Bass Odyssey. Album - The Jazz Crusaders - The Young Rabbits)
George Shearing - (Album - George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers)
Danny Skea - (Album - Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Jimmy Smith - (Album - Stu Gardner - The Italian Heist)
George Wallington - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Larry Willis - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Jack Wilson - (Album - The Jack Wilson Quartet - Ramblin')
Joe Zawinul - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Al Zulaica - (Album - Cal Tjader - Catch The Groove)
Guitar -
Arthur Adams - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Kenny Burrell - (Album - Ellington Is Forever, Vol.2)
Ray Crawford - (Album - Perri Lee - Live At The Perisian Room)
Manty Ellis - (Album - Buddy Montgomery - This Rather Than That)
Eric Gale - (Album - Stu Gardner - The Italian Heist)
Ron Kersey - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Willam Mackel - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Charles Mallory - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Wes Montgomery - (Several recordings and live performances)
Joe Pass - (Album - The Jazz Crusaders - The Young Rabbits)
Wah Wah Watson - (Album - Stu Gardner - The Italian Heist)
Vibraphone -
Roy Ayers - (Album - The Jack Wilson Quartet - Ramblin')
Lionel Hampton - (Several recordings and live performances under Hampton's leadership)
Vince Montana - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Buddy Montgomery - (Several recordings and live performances)
Cal Tjader - (Cal Tjader - Catch The Groove and various live performances)
Drums/Percussion -
Francisco Aguabella - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Warner Barlow - (Album - The Jack Wilson Quartet - Ramblin')
Benny Barth - (Several recordings and live performances with The Mastersounds)
Tony Bazley - (Album - Wes Montgomery - Montgomeryland)
George Brown - (Album - Buddy Montgomery - This Rather Than That)
Walter Bolden - (Album - Jon Hendricks - A Good Git-Together)
Carl Burnett - (Album - Cal Tjader - Catch The Groove)
Bruno Carr - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Mike Carven - (Album - Monk Montgomery - Bass Odyssey)
Ndugu Chancler - (Album - Stu Gardner - The Italian Heist)
Ricardo Chimelis - (Album - George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers)
Alan Dawson - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Steve Ellington - (Album - Hampton Hawes - The Green Leaves Of Summer)
Al Foster - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Curly Hamner - (Several live recordings with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra)
Billy Hart - (Album - Wes Montgomery - Live At Jorgies - Issued under various titles. Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles. Album - Buddy Montgomery - The Two-Sided Album)
Roy Harte - (Album - Roy Harte & Milt Holland - Perfect Percussion)
Louis Hayes - (Album - Wes Montgomery - Montgomeryland)
Wayne Henderson - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction. Album - Monk Montgomery - Bass Odyssey)
Milt Holland - (Album - Roy Harte & Milt Holland - Perfect Percussion)
Stix Hooper - (Album - Monk Montgomery - Bass Odyssey. Album - The Jazz Crusaders - The Young Rabbits)
Paul Humphries - (Album - The Montgomery Brothers - In Canada)
Philly Joe Jones - (Album - Kenny Burrell - Ellington Is Forever, Vol.2. Album - Harold Land - Westward Bound)
Sonny Johnson - (Album - The Art Farmer Septet. Several early Montgomery Brothers recordings)
Curtis Kirk - (Album - Monk Montgomery - In Africa…Live!)
Mel Lee - (Album - Harold Land - Westward Bound)
Jimmy Lovelace - (Album - Harold Land - Westward Bound)
Lawrence Marable - (Album - Wes Montgomery - The Montgomery Brothers)
Charles Mastropaolo - (Album - Jerry Coker - Modern Music From Indiana University)
Paul Parker - (Album - The Montgomery Brothers Plus Five Others)
Armando Peraza - (Album - George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers, Cal Tjader - Catch The Groove)
Walter Perkins - (Album - George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers)
Max Roach - (Track - Clifford Solomon - But, Officer!)
Wayne Robinson - (Album - Perri Lee - Live At The Perisian Room)
Santo Sozino - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Arthur Taylor - (Album - Johnny Griffin - Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me)
Bobby Thomas - (The Montgomery Brothers - Groove Yard)
Larry Washington - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Earl Young - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Bass -
Ronnie Baker - (Monk Montgomery - Reality)
Kent Brinkley - (Album - Monk Montgomery - Bass Odyssey)
Richard Davis - (Album - Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles)
Wilton Felder - (Album - Hugh Masekela - Reconstruction)
Andy Simpkins - (Album - Monk Montgomery - Bass Odyssey)