25 / WES MONTGOMERY / THE MONTGOMERYLAND SESSIONS . Editado en 2013.

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This release contains the complete classic albums “The Montgomery Brothers & Five Others” (1958), “Montgomeryland” (1959) and “Wes, Buddy & Monk” (1958).

Also included are all the songs featuring solos by Wes Montgomery from the LPs “Kismet” (1958) and A Good Git Together (1959) and, as a final bonus, a rare 1955 Montgomery Brothers version of “Love for Sale” appearing here on CD for the first time ever - taken from a long out of print compilation LP called appropriately, “Almost Forgotten”.


TRACKS:

CD 1:

01. FINGER PICKIN’
02. SOUND CARRIER
03. LOIS ANN
04. BUD’S BEAUX ARTS 05 BOCK TO BOCK
06. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
07. BILLIE’S BOUNCE
08. FAR WES
09. LEILA
10. OLD FOLKS
11. WES’ TUNE
12. HYMN TO CARL
13. MONTGOMERYLAND FUNK
14. STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
15. LOVE FOR SALE (*)

Total time: 77:44 min.

(*) First time on CD.

CD 2:

01. SUMMERTIME
02. MONK’S SHOP
03. FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE
04. RENIE
05. OUVERTURE
06. AND THIS IS MY BELOVED
07. FATE
08. STRANGER IN PARADISE
09. BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS
10. NOT SINCE NINEVEH
11. A GOOD GIT TOGETHER
12. FEED ME
13. MUSIC IN THE AIR
14. PRETTY STRANGE
15. THE SHOUTER
16. SOCIAL CALL
17. OUT OF THE PAST.

Total time: 79:08 min.

CD 1:

Tracks #1-7 originally issued as "The Montgomery Brothers & Five Others" (World Pacific WP 1240). Personnel: Wes Montgomery (g), Freddie Hubbard (tp), Wayman Atkinson, Alonzo Johnson (ts), Buddy Montgomery (vib), Joe Bradley (p), Monk Montgomery (b) and Paul Parker (d). Recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana, on December 30, 1957.

Tracks #8-14 originally issued as "Montgomeryland" (Pacific Jazz PJ 5). Personnel: Wes Montgomery (g), Harold Land (ts), Buddy Montgomery (p), Monk Montgomery (b) and Tony Bazley (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, on April 18, 1958.

Track #15 taken from the various artist compilation "Almost Forgotten" (Columbia FC 38509). Personnel: Alonzo Johnson (ts), Buddy Montgomery (p), Wes Montgomery (g), Monk Montgomery (b) and Robert Johnson (d). Recorded in New York City, on June 15, 1955.

CD 2:

Tracks #1-4 also from Pony "The Montgomeryland" LP. Personnel: Wes Montgomery (g), Poindexter (as), Buddy Montgomery (p), Monk Montgomery (b) and Louis Hayes (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, on October 1, 1959.

Tracks #5-10 taken from Mastersounds' "Kismet" (World Pacific WP 1243). Personnel: Monk Montgomery (b, ldr), Wes Montgomery (g), Buddy Montgomery (vib), Richie Crabtree (p) and Benny Barth (d). Recorded at Forum Theatre, in Los Angeles, on April 22, 1958.

Tracks #11-17 taken from John Hendricks' "A Good Git-Together" (World Pacific WP 1283). Personnel: Pony Poindexter (as, vo), Gildo Mahones (p), Wes Montgomery (g), Monk Montgomery (b), Walter Bolden (d) and Jon Hendricks (vcl). Recorded at Fugazi Hall, in San Francisco, October, 1959.