WES MONTGOMERY / IMPRESSIONS : THE VERVE JAZZ SIDES

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TRACKS:

Wes Montgomery plays guitar on all tracks, accompanied by:

Disc One:

1. West Coast Blues (John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery) (3:13)
2. Caravan (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington-Juan Tizol) (2:37)
Johnny Pate's orchestra: Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (t); jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson, Chauncey Welsch (tb); Don Butterfield or Harvey Phillips (tu); Jerome Richardson (ft, ss, ts); Bobby Scott (p); Bob Cranshaw (b); Grady Tate (d); Pate (arr, cond).
Track 2: Add Willie Hobo (perc).
Recorded November 18, 1964 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Original LP issue: Movin' Wes Verve V6-8610; available on CD: 810 045-2

3. Twisted Blues (Wes Montgomery) (4:13)
4. Golden Earrings (Victor Young-Ray Evans-Jay Livingston) (5:13)
5. Naptown Blues (Wes Montgomery) (3:06)
Oliver Nelson's orchestra: Donald Byrd, Danny Moore, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (t); Wavne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Tony Studd (tb); Bob Ashton (fl, cl, wdwd); Jerry Dodgion (as, pel, fl, cl); Phil Woods (as, cl); Romeo Penque (ts, pel, fl, oboe, engh); Danny Bank (bs, alto fl, fl, bcl); Herbie Hancock or Roger Kellaway (p); George Duvivier (b); Sol Gubin or Grady Tate (d); Nelson (arr, cond).
Recorded December 7. 1965 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Original LP issue:Goin' Out Of My head Verve V6-8642; available on CD: 825676-2

6. Sun Down (Wes Montgomery) (6:01)
Don Sebesky's orchestra: James Buffington (frh); Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Nottingham (t); Wayne Andre, John Messner, Bill Watrous (tb); Don Butterfield (tu); Stan Webb (as, cl, bs); Ray Beckenstein (as); Walter Kane (bs, cl); Jack Jennings (vb); Herbie Hancock (p); Al Casamenti, Bucky Pizzarelli (g); Richard Davis (b); Ray Barretto (cga); Grady Tate (d); Sebesky (arr, cond).
Recorded September 16, 1966 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Original LP issue: California Dreaming Verve V6-8672

7. Milestones (Miles Dewey Davis III) (4:09)
8. 'Round Midnight Master (Thelonious Sphere Monk-Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams-Bernard Hanighen)Number - 101165 (7:19)
Jimmy Smith (org) with Oliver Nelson's orchestra: Jimmy Maxwell, joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (t); Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Melba Ltston (tb); Dick Hixson (btb); Jerome Richardson (el, fl); Jerry Dodgion (as, fl, cl); Phil Woods (as, cl); Bob Ashton (ts, fl, cl); Danny Bank (bs, fl, bcl); Richard Davis (b); Grady Tate (d); Nelson (arr, cond).
Track 8: Delete all (fl).
Recorded September 21 and 23, 1966 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Track 7 original LP issue: Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes Verve V6-8766; available onCD:519802-2
Track 8 original LP issue: Just Walkin' Verve V6-8804; available on CD: Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes 519 802-2

9. Mellow Mood (James Oscar "Jimmy" Smith) (8:41)
10. James and Wes (Jimmy Smith) (8:11)
11. O. G. D. (aka "Road Song") (Wes Montgomery) (6:05)
Jimmy Smith (org) with Ray Barretto (cga) and Grady Tate (d).
Track 10: Delete Barretto.
Recorded September 28, 1966 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Tracks 9 and 11 original LP issue: Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes Verve V6-8766; available on CD: 314 519 802-2
Track 10 original LP issue: Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo Verve V6-8678; available on CD: 821 577-2

12. Wives and Lovers (Burt F. Bacharach-Hal David) (2:57)
Ron Carter (b) and Gtady Tate (d).
Recorded March 17, 1966 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Original LP issue: Just Walkin' Verve V6-8804; available on CD: Tequila 831 671-2

13 Portrait of Jennie (J. Russel Robinson-Gordon Burdge) * (:45)
14. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II) (5:18)
15. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top [reconstructed version] ** (6:12)
Wynton Kelly (p) with Paul Chambers (b) and Jimmy Cobb (d).
Recorded probably June 26, 1965 at the Half Note, New York City
Track 13 original LP issue: The Small Group Recordings Verve VE2-2513 Track 14 original LP issue: Willow Weep for Me Verve V6-8765

Disc Two:

1 Unit 7 (Samuel Jones) 6:44
2. Four on Six (Wes Montgomery) 6:43
3. What's New? (Robert Sherwood Haggart-Johnny Burke) 6:10
4. No Blues (Miles Davis) 12:52
5. If You Could See Me Now (Tadley Ewing Peake "Tadd" Dameron-Carl Sigman) 8:21
6. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) * 7:35
7. Impressions (John William Coltrane) 5:03
8. Oh, You Crazy Moon (James Van Heusen-Johnny Burke)
9. Four ?n Six [live version]9:30
10. Misty (Erroll Louis Garner-Johnny Burke) * 6:40

Personel:

Wynton Kelly (p)
Paul Chambers (b)
Jimmy Cobb (d).