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

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)

Reception

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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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Buddy Montgomery: So Why Not? – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2019.