01. Jeannine (Pearson) - 4:13
02. Snowfall (Thornhill) - 6:52
03. Angel Eyes (Brent-Dennis) - 6:27
04. Barbados (Parker) - 2:33
05. This Love of Mine (Sinatra-Parker-Sanicola) - 3:51
06. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper-Washington) - 4:32
07. You Don't Know What Love Is (Raye-DePaul) - 6:24
08. Beaux Arts (Montgomery) - 4:42.
01. Love Walked In (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:12
02. Love Walked In [Take 1][*] – 3:41
03. Love for Sale (Cole Porter) – 3:31
04. No Hard Feelings (Buddy Montgomery) – 3:49
05. Enchanted (George Shearing) – 3:38
06. Stranger in Paradise (Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 4:52
07. The Lamp Is Low (Maurice Ravel, Peter de Rose, Mitchell Parish, Bert Shefter) – 2:15
08. Double Deal (Wes Montgomery) – 3:48
09. And Then I Wrote (Shearing) – 3:19
10. Darn That Dream (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:21
11. Darn That Dream [Take 1][*] – 4:14
12. Lois Ann (Buddy Montgomery) – 3:12
13. Mambo in Chimes (Armando Peraza) – 2:30
14. Mambo in Chimes [Take 1][*] – 4:07.
01. Diablo's Dance;
02.'Round Midnight;
03. Straight No Chaser;
04. Nica's Dream;
05. Darn That Dream;
06. Take The A Train;
07. Misty;
08. Body and Soul;
09. After Hours Blues.
MUSICOS :
Wes Montgomery: guitar;
Monk Montgomery: bass (3);
Buddy Montgomery: piano (3);
Mingo Jones: bass (6-9);
Earl Van Riper: piano (6-9);
Sonny Johnson: drums (6-8);
Melvin Rhyne: piano (1, 4), organ (2, 5);
Paul Parker: drums (1, 2, 4, 5);
Unknown bassist (1, 4).
01.All the Way (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:39
02. Pretty Blue (Wes Montgomery) – 3:40
03. Pretty Blue [Alternate take] (Montgomery) – 2:58
04. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (Elliott) – 2:51
05. Prelude to a Kiss (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon) – 3:08
06. The Girl Next Door (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:08
07. My Romance (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:31
08. God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:19
09. Tune Up (Miles Davis) – 3:14
10. Tune Up [Alternate take] (Davis) – 5:09
11. Tune Up [Alternate take] (Davis) – 4:44
12. Somewhere (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:30
13. Baubles, Bangles & Beads(George Forrest, Robert Wright, Alexander Borodin) – 2:19.
MUSICOS :
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Milt Hinton – bass
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Dick Hyman – piano, celeste
Hank Jones – piano, celeste
Osie Johnson – drums
Phil Bodner – woodwinds
Burt Fisch – viola
Ralph Hersh – viola
Alfred Brown – viola
Leo Kruczek – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Mac Ceppos – violin
Winston Collymore – violin
Arnold Eidus – violin
David Nadien – violin
Gene Orloff – violin, concert master
Raoul Poliakin – violin
Samuel Rand – violin
Sylvan Shulman – violin
Paul Winter – violin
Isadore Zir – violin
George Ricci – cello
Lucien Schmit – cello
Charles McCracken – cello
Kermit Moore – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
Gloria Agostini – harp
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.
TRACKS:
01. The Way You Look Tonight [Alternate take] (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 5:48
02. The Way You Look Tonight (Kern, Fields) – 9:08
03. Dreamsville (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 3:48
04. Geno (Wes Montgomery) – 2:53
05. Missile Blues (Montgomery) – 5:57
06. For All We Know (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:29
07. Fried Pies (Montgomery) – 6:41
08. Unidentified Solo Guitar (Montgomery) – 3:37
Personnel.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Melvin Rhyne – organ
George Brown – drums
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Paul Parker – drums.
01. Road Song (Wes Montgomery) – 3:53
02. Greensleeves (Public Domain, Traditional) – 2:04
03. Fly Me to the Moon (Bart Howard) – 2:53
04. Yesterday (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:26
05. I'll Be Back (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:33
06. Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Traditional) – 4:55
07. Green Leaves of Summer (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster, Montgomery) – 3:58
08. Serene (Montgomery) – 3:10
09. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (Pete Seeger) – 3:06.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Herbie Hancock – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion
Jack Jennings – percussion
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Paul Faulise – trombone
Donald Ashworth – flute, clarinet, oboe, recorder, English Horn
James Buffington – French Horn
Harvey Estrin – flute, recorder
Stan Webb – flute, clarinet, oboe, recorder
George Marge – flute, clarinet, oboe
Don Hammond – flute, recorder
Hank Jones – harpsichord, piano
Walter Kane – bassoon
Bernard Krainis – recorder
Eric Leber – harpsichord, recorder
Bernard Eichen – violin
Charles Libove – violin
Tosha Samaroff – violin
Charles McCracken – cello
George Ricci – cello
Alan Shulman – cello
Emanuel Vardi – viola.
Production notes:
Creed Taylor – producer
Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer.
01. A Day in the Life 5:47
02. Watch What Happens 2:47
03. When a Man Loves a Woman 2:55
04. California Nights 2:34
05. Angel 2:50
06. Eleanor Rigby 3:08
07. Willow Weep for Me 4:36
08. Windy 2:23
09. Trust in Me 4:29
10. The Joker 3:27.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion
Jack Jennings – percussion
Joe Wohletz – percussion
Ray Alonge – French Horn
Phil Bodner – woodwind
Julius Brand – violin
Peter Buonconsigilio – violin
Mac Ceppos – violin
Lewis Eley – violin
Harry Glickman – violin
Harry Katzman – violin
Leo Krucczek – violin
Sylvan Shulman – violin
Gene Orloff – violin
Tosha Samaroff – violin
Jack Zayde – violin
Harry Urbont – violin
Harold Coletta – viola
Emanuel Vardi – viola
George Marge – flute
Joe Soldo – flute
Romeo Penque – flute
Margaret Ross – harp
Alan Shulman – cello
Charles McCracken – cello
Stanley Webb – flute, woodwind.
Production notes:
Creed Taylor – producer
Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer.
Down Here On The Ground '68
11. Wind Song 2:23
12. Georgia on My Mind 2:46
13. The Other Man's Grass Is Always 2:34
14. Down Here on the Ground 3:37
15. Up and at It 4:15
16. Goin' on to Detroit 3:35
17. I Say a Little Prayer for You 3:15
18. When I Look in Your Eyes 3:10
19. Know It All 3:00
20. The Fox 2:51.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion
Hubert Laws – flute, oboe
George Marge – flute, oboe
Romeo Penque – flute, oboe
Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
Gene Orloff – violin
Raoul Poliakin – violin
George Ricci – cello
Emanuel Vardi – viola.
Production notes:
Creed Taylor – producer
Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
01. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) – 7:44
02. Portrait of Jenny (Burdge, Robinson) – 5:06
03. Misty (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 2:48
04. Oh, You Crazy Moon (Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:26
05. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:29
06. Four on Six (Wes Montgomery) – 9:33
07. Impressions (John Coltrane) – 6:45
08. Blues on Purpose.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor.
01. Down by the riverside
02. Night train
03. James and Wes
04. 13 (Death March)
05. Baby it's cold outside
06. O.G.D. (aka Road Song) alt take
MUSICOS:
Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Grady Tate - drums
Ray Barretto - conga (Tracks # 3 - 6)
Tracks 1, 2, 4 add:
Bob Ashton, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods - reeds
Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
Ernie Royal, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman - trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson - trombone
Tony Studd - bass trombone (Tracks 1, 2)
Dick Hixson - bass trombone (Track # 4)
Richard Davis - bass
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor.
01. Tequila (Chuck Rio)
02. Little Child (Daddy Dear),(Shanklin)
03. What the World Needs Now Is Love (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
04. The Big Hurt (Shanklin)
05. Bumpin' on Sunset(Montgomery)
06. Insensatez (How Insensitive), (Vinicius De Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim)
07. The Thumb (Montgomery)
08. Midnight Mood (Raleigh, Josef Zawinul)
09. Wives and Lovers (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
10. Bumpin' on Sunset (alternate take)
11. The Big Hurt (alternate take)
12. Tequila (alternate take).
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – conga
George Devens – vibraphone
Bernard Eichen – violin
Arnold Eidus – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Julius Held – violin
Gene Orloff – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Joseph Malin – violin
Abe Kessler – cello
Charles McCracken – cello
George Ricci – cello
Harvey Shapiro – cello.
Production notes:
Creed Taylor – producer
Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Jimmy Smith (organ);
Wes Montgomery (guitar);
Jerome Richardson (flute, clarinet, woodwinds);
Danny Bank (flute, bass clarinet, woodwinds, baritone saxophone);
Bob Ashton (flute, woodwinds, tenor saxophone);
Phil Woods (clarinet, woodwinds, alto saxophone);
Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn);
Ernie Royal, Joe Newman , Jimmy Maxwell (trumpet);
Dick Hixson, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson (trombone);
Tony Studd (bass trombone);
Grady Tate (drums);
Ray Barretto (percussion).
01. California Dreaming (John Phillips) 3:08
02. Sun Down (Wes Montgomery) 6:03
03. Oh You Crazy Moon (Johnny Burke/James Van Heusen) 3:44
04. More, More, Amor (Sol Lake) 2:54
05. Without You (Rinaldo Marino/Walter Myers) 3:05
06. Winds Of Barcelona (Sol Lake) 3:07
07. Sunny (alternate take)(Bobby Hebb) 4:04.
08. Sunny (Bobby Hebb)
09. Green Papers (Sol Lake) 2:56
10. Mr. Walker (Wes Montgomery) 3:39
11. South Of The Border (Michael Carr/Jimmy Kennedy) 3:13.
MUSICOS :
Wes Montgomery (guitar);
Jack Jennings (vibraphone, percussion);
Herbie Hancock (piano);
Al Casamenti, Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar);
Richard Davis (bass);
Grady Tate (drums);
Ray Baretto (percussion).
Don Sebesky (arranger, conductor).
La imposibilidad de obtener una lista oficial,en orden cronológico,de la discografía de Wes unida a la facilidad que tienen las discográficas para sacar colecciones y material inédito,hizo que me propusiera ,al hacer este monografico,de aferrarme a un listado de discos que encontre en Wikipedia.......pero hay tanto de Wes y tan bueno,que a partir de ahora voy a mandar a paseo el orden de discos que encontre en Wiki y sencillamente voy a compartir todo lo que tengo......
Este disco esta sacado del programa de radio "Portraits in Jazz"presentado por Alan Green en el Half Note de Nueva York los dias 12 y 19 de Febrero de 1965.......no tiene ni un segundo de desperdicio,que lo disfruteis.saludos,PPJZZ.
TRACKS:
01. Impressions
02. Mi Cosa [Unaccompanied Guitar]
03. Blues #1
04. Birks’ Works
05. Laura
06. Cariba
07. Blues #2
08. Four On Six
09. Blues #3 /Closing Announcements
10. All The Things You Are
11. I Remember You.
MUSICOS :
Wes Montgomery : guitar
Wynton Kelly : piano
Ron Carter : bass on tracks 1-3
Larry Ridley : bass on tracks 4 -11
Jimmy Cobb : drums.
“Portraits in Jazz” Radio Show hosted by Alan Grant.
Live at the Half Note, Ne.
01. No Blues (Miles Davis) – 12:57
02. If You Could See Me Now (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman)– 8:21
03. Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell) - 9.08
04. Impressions (John Coltrane) - 5.03
05. Portrait Of Jennie - 3.27
06. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6.12
07. Oh, You Crazy Moon - 5.29
08. Four on Six (Montgomery) – 6:43
09. Misty (Erroll Garner) - 6.55.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery: guitar
Wynton Kelly: piano
Paul Chambers: bass
Jimmy Cobb: drums.
01. Goin' Out of My Head (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 2:14
02. Once I Loved (Incorrectly titled "Morro") (Vinicius De Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:46
03. Boss City (Wes Montgomery) – 3:46
04. Chim Chim Cher-ee (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) (From Disney's Mary Poppins) – 4:51
05. Naptown Blues (Montgomery) – 3:08
06. Twisted Blues (Montgomery) – 4:15
07. End of a Love Affair (Edward Redding) – 3:43
08. It Was a Very Good Year (Ervin Drake) – 3:43
09. Golden Earrings (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) – 5:14.
MUSICOS :
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Phil Woods – alto sax and clarinet
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute and piccolo
Bob Ashton – tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute
Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, English horn, oboe and piccolo
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute and bass clarinet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Danny Moore – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Wayne Andre – trombone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Herbie Hancock – piano
Roger Kellaway – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Candido Camero – congas
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor.
01. Bumpin' (Wes Montgomery) – 6:40
02. Tear It Down (Montgomery) – 3:10
03. A Quiet Thing (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 3:27
04. Con Alma (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:25
05. The Shadow of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:15
06. Mi Cosa (Montgomery) – 3:15
07. Here's That Rainy Day (Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen) – 4:50
08. Musty (Don Sebesky) – 4:12
09. Just Walkin' – 3:00
10. My One and Only Love (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 4:09
11. Just Walkin' (previously unreleased) – 3:37.
MUSICOS :
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Harry Lookofsky – violin
David Schwartz – viola
Charles McCracken – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
Roger Kellaway – piano
Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
Candido Camero – bongos, congas
Harold Coletta – viola
Arnold Eidus – violin
Lewis Eley – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Louis Haber – violin
Julius Held – violin
Joseph Malignaggi – violin
Helcio Milito – drums
Gene Orloff – violin
George Ricci – violin, cello
Sol Shapiro – violin.
Esta sesión ya esta incluida en "The Complete Riverside Recordings".....pero bueno,aquí la tenéis por separado y en un formato distinto.Saludos,PPJZZ.
TRACKS:
01. Full House.
02. I´ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.
03. Blue´n´ Boogie.
04. Cariba.
05. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Take 2).
06. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Take 1).
07. S.O.S. (Take 3).
08. S.O.S. (Take 2).
09. Born To Be Blue.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery (guitar);
Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Wynton Kelly (piano);
Paul Chambers (bass);
Jimmy Cobb (drums).
Esta sesión ya esta incluida en "The Complete Riverside Recordings".....pero bueno,aquí la tenéis por separado y en un formato distinto.Saludos,PPJZZ.
TRACKS: 01. Twisted Blues (Wes Montgomery) – 5:31 02. Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington) – 3:38 03. I Wish I Knew (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:26 04. I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So (Ellington, Mack David) – 5:57 05. Repetition (Neal Hefti) – 3:48 06. Somethin' Like Bags (Montgomery) – 4:44 07. While We're Young (Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 2:12 08. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 7:38. MUSICOS: Wes Montgomery – guitar Ron Carter – bass Lex Humphries – drums Ray Barretto – conga Hank Jones – piano.
Esta sesión ya esta incluida en "The Complete Riverside Recordings".....pero bueno,aquí la tenéis por separado y en un formato distinto.Saludos,PPJZZ.
TRACKS:
01. Movin' Along" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40
02. Tune-Up (Miles Davis) – 4:27
03. Tune-Up [Alternate take]" (Davis) – 4:39
04. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) – 5:02
05. Sandu (Clifford Brown) – 3:23
06. Body and Soul (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 7:19
07. Body and Soul [Alternate take]" (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green) – 11:17
08. So Do It! (Montgomery) – 6:05
09. Says You (Sam Jones) – 4:59.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery : guitar, bass guitar (on side 1, tracks 2 & 4; side 2, track 1)
Sam Jones : bass
Louis Hayes : drums
James Clay : flute, tenor sax
Victor Feldman : piano.
Esta sesión ya esta incluida en "The Complete Riverside Recordings".....pero bueno,aquí la tenéis por separado y en un formato distinto.Saludos,PPJZZ.
TRACKS:
01. Airegin 4:28
02. D-Natural Blues 5:23
03. Polka Dots And Moonbeams 4:42
04. Four On Six 6:15
05. West Coast Blues 7:24
06. In Your Own Sweet Way 4:53
07. Mr. Walker 4:33
08. Gone With The Wind 6:20.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery : guitar.
Tommy Flanagan : piano.
Percy Heath : bass .
Albert “Tootie” Heath: drums.
Los dos siguientes LP´s que aparecen en la lista de la discografía,"Pretty Blue"y"Yesterdays",son dos recopilaciones de trabajos anteriormente grabados para el sello Milestone (que después seria Riverside )siendo editados posteriormente en 1975 y 1980,y ante la imposibilidad de obtenerlos en CD (creo que nunca se editaron).....he decidido de compartir con vosotros "The Complete Riverside Recordings"......espero que disfrutéis esta colección.Saludos,PPJZZ,
TRACKS:
Disc: 1
01. 'Round Midnight - Wes Montgomery
02. Satin Doll [Alternate Take - Take 5] - Wes Montgomery
03. Satin Doll [Take 7 - Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
04. Missile Blues [Take 5] - Wes Montgomery
05. Missile Blues [Take 6-Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
06. Jingles - Wes Montgomery
07. Whisper Not - Wes Montgomery
08. End of a Love Affair - Wes Montgomery
09. Too Late Now - Wes Montgomery
10. Ecaroh - Wes Montgomery
11. Yesterdays - Wes Montgomery
12. Airegin - Wes Montgomery
13. West Coast Blues - Wes Montgomery
14. Four on Six - Wes Montgomery
Disc: 2
01. D-Natural Blues - Wes Montgomery
02. In Your Own Sweet Way - Wes Montgomery
03. Mr. Walker - Wes Montgomery
04. Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Wes Montgomery
05. Gone With the Wind - Wes Montgomery
06. Sack O' Woe - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
07. Work Song - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
08. Scrambled Eggs - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
09. Pretty Memory - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
10. Fallout - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
11. My Heart Stood Still - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
12. Mean to Me - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
13. Violets for Your Furs - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
14. I've Got a Crush on You - Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery
Disc: 3
01. Compulsion - Harold Land, Wes Montgomery
02. Terrain - Harold Land, Wes Montgomery
03. Klact-Oveeseds-Tene - Harold Land, Wes Montgomery
04. Ursula - Harold Land, Wes Montgomery
05. West Coast Blues - Harold Land, Wes Montgomery
06. Don't Explain - Harold Land, Wes Montgomery
07. Lolita - Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery
08. Chant - Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery
09. Azule Serape - Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery
Disc: 4
01. Never Will I Marry - Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery
02. Yours Is My Heart Alone - Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery
03. Privave [Take 1 - Alternate Take] - Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery
04. Privave [Take 2 - Originally Issued] - Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery
05. Tune-Up [Take 4-Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
06. Tune-Up [Take 9 - Alternate Take] - Wes Montgomery
07. Body and Soul [Take 2 - Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
08. Body and Soul [Take 4/6 - Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
09. Body and Soul [Take 7 - Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
10. Sandu - Wes Montgomery
11. So Do It! [Take 1] - Wes Montgomery
Disc: 5
01. So Do It! [Take 6-Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
02. Movin' Along [Take 1-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
03. Movin' Along [Take 4-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
04. Movin' Along [Take 5 - Originally Issued/Re-Edited] - Wes Montgomery
05. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You - Wes Montgomery
06. Says You - Wes Montgomery
07. Doujie [Take 6, Originally Issued] - The Montgomery Brothers
08. Doujie [Take 7, Alternate] - The Montgomery Brothers
09. Just for Now - The Montgomery Brothers
10. Groove Yard - The Montgomery Brothers
11. Heartstrings - The Montgomery Brothers
12. Remember - The Montgomery Brothers
13. Delirium - The Montgomery Brothers
Disc: 6
01. Bock to Bock [Take 1 - Alternate] - The Montgomery Brothers
02. Bock to Bock [Take 3 - Originally Issued] - The Montgomery Brothers
03. If I Should Lose You [Take 2-Alternate] - The Montgomery Brothers
04. If I Should Lose You [Take 4-Originally Issued] - The Montgomery Brothers
05. Doujie [Take 8][#] - The Montgomery Brothers
06. Somethin' Like Bags - Wes Montgomery
07. I'm Just a Lucky So and So - Wes Montgomery
08. Cotton Tail - Wes Montgomery
09. Twisted Blues - Wes Montgomery
10. I Wish I Knew - Wes Montgomery
11. Repetition - Wes Montgomery
12. While We're Young - Wes Montgomery
13. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - Wes Montgomery
Disc: 7
01. Darn That Dream [Take 1-Alternate] - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
02. Darn That Dream [Take 8 - Originally Issued] - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
03. And Then I Wrote - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
04. Double Deal - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
05. No Hard Feelings - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
06. Love Walked In [Take 1-Alternate] - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
07. Love Walked In [Take 11 - Originally Issued] - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
08. Lois Ann - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
09. Enchanted - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
10. Love for Sale - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
11. Stranger in Paradise - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
12. Mambo in Chimes [Take 1-Alternate] - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
13. Mambo in Chimes [Take 11 - Originally Issued] - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
14. Lamp Is Low - The Montgomery Brothers, George Shearing
15. Blue Roz [Take 3 - Alternate] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
16. Blue Roz [Take 4 - Originally Issued] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
17. Jingles [Take 8] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
18. Jingles [Take 9 - Originally Issued] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
Disc: 8
01. Stairway to the Stars [Take 2-Alternate] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
02. Stairway to the Stars [Take 6-Originally Issued] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
03. Stablemates [Take 2][#] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
04. Stablemates [Take 4-Originally Issued] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
05. Sam Sack [Take 2][#] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
06. Sam Sack [Take 3 - Originally Issued] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
07. S.K.J. [Take 4][#] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
08. S.K.J. [Take 7 - Originally Issued] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
09. Delilah [Take 3 - Alternate Take] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
10. Delilah [Take 4-Originally Issued] - Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery
11. Come Rain or Come Shine [Take 1- Alternate Take][Live] - Wes Montgomery
12. Born to Be Blue [Take 1][Live][#] - Wes Montgomery
Disc: 9
01. Blue 'N' Boogie [Take 1][Live][#] - Wes Montgomery
02. Cariba [Take 1][Live][#] - Wes Montgomery
03. S.O.S. [Take 2-Alternate][Live] - Wes Montgomery
04. Come Rain or Come Shine [Take 2-Originally Issued][Live] - Wes Montgomery
05. Born to Be Blue [Take 2 - Subsequently Issued][Live] - Wes Montgomery
06. Full House [Live] - Wes Montgomery
07. Cariba [Take 2 - Originally Issued][Live] - Wes Montgomery
08. Blue 'N' Boogie [Take 2 - Originally Issued][Live] - Wes Montgomery
Disc: 10
01. S.O.S. [Take 3 - Originally Issued][Live] - Wes Montgomery
02. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face [Live] - Wes Montgomery
03. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Wes Montgomery,
04. Pretty Blue [Take 1-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery,
05. Pretty Blue [Take 2-Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery,
06. Girl Next Door [Take 1] - Wes Montgomery,
07. Girl Next Door [Take 2-Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery,
08. God Bless the Child [Take 2-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery,
09. God Bless the Child [Take 4-Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery,
10. My Romance - Wes Montgomery,
11. Prelude to a Kiss [Take 2][#] - Wes Montgomery,
12. All the Way - Wes Montgomery,
13. Somewhere - Wes Montgomery,
14. Tune-Up [Take 1] - Wes Montgomery,
15. Tune-Up [Take 2/3 - Alternate] - Wes Montgomery,
16. Tune-Up [Take 4-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery,
17. Tune-Up [Take 5 - Originally Issued/Re-Edited] - Wes Montgomery,
18. Baubles, Bangles and Beads [Take 3][#] - Wes Montgomery,
19. Baubles, Bangles and Beads [Take 4 - Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery,
Disc: 11
01. Trick Bag [Take 2/5 - Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
02. Trick Bag [Take 6-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
03. Days of Wine and Roses - Wes Montgomery
04. Canadian Sunset - Wes Montgomery
05. Dearly Beloved - Wes Montgomery
06. For Heaven's Sake - Wes Montgomery
07. Besame Mucho [Take 2 - Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
08. Besame Mucho [Take 3 - Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
09. Fried Pies [Take 1-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
10. Fried Pies [Take 2 - Originally Issued/Re-Edited] - Wes Montgomery
11. Breeze and I - Wes Montgomery
12. Moanin' [Take 7 - Originally Issued/Re-Edited] - Wes Montgomery
13. Dreamsville - Wes Montgomery
Disc: 12
01. Freddie Freeloader - Wes Montgomery
02. Movin' Along [#] - Wes Montgomery
03. Mi Cosa [Take 1 - Subsequently Issued] - Wes Montgomery
04. For All We Know - Wes Montgomery
05. Way You Look Tonight [Take 1 - Originally Issued] - Wes Montgomery
06. Way You Look Tonight [Take 2-Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
07. Yesterday's Child [#] - Wes Montgomery
08. Geno - Wes Montgomery
09. Dangerous [#] - Wes Montgomery
10. Lolita [#] - Wes Montgomery
11. Blues Riff [Take 7] - Wes Montgomery
12. Blues Riff [Take 8] - Wes Montgomery
13. Moanin' [Take 10 - Alternate] - Wes Montgomery
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery (guitar, electric bass);
Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone);
Harold Land, Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone);
Nat Adderley (cornet);
Sam Jones (cello, bass);
Victor Feldman, Buddy Montgomery (vibraphone, piano);
Milt Jackson (vibraphone);
Hank Jones, Dick Hyman (piano, celeste);
Tommy Flanagan, Bobby Timmons, Barry Harris, George Shearing, Wynton Kelly (piano);
Melvin Rhyne (organ);
Kenny Burrell (guitar);
Percy Heath, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Monk Montgomery, Paul Chambers, Milt Hinton (bass);
Albert "Tootie" Heath, Louis Hayes, Lex Humphries, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Osie Johnson (drums); Ray Barretto, Armando Peraza (congas).
P.s.....son 12 Cds los iré poniendo uno a uno, tened paciencia.....Saludos,PPJZZ.
01. Far Wes
02. Leila
03. Old Folks
04. Wes' Tune
05. Hymn For Carl
06. Montgomeryland Funk
07. Stompin' At The Savoy
08. Monk's Shop
09. Summertime
10. Falling In Love With Love
11. Renie.
MUSICOS:
Wes Montgomery: guitar
Monk Montgomery: bass
Buddy Montgomery: piano
Harold Land: tenor sax
Tony Bazely: drums.
"Wes Montgomery es lo mejor que le ha pasado a la guitarra de Jazz desde Charlie Christian"....No me acuerdo quien dijo esta frase,creo que fue el crítico Ralph Gleason,pero no me hagáis mucho caso,en definitiva creo que esa frase esta vigente hasta nuestros días......para mi Wes es sin duda el guitarrista "Libra por libra"(permitidme esta expresión pugilística) mas completo de todos los tiempos.....sus solos estructurados cuidadosamente por "single notes".octavas,terminando con "block chords" son la quintaesencia para los guitarristas de Jazz moderno,así como su sonido único,suave y envolvente,conseguido al pulsar las cuerdas de la guitarra con la parte carnosa del pulgar de la mano derecha,hacen de Montgomery un guitarrista inimitable e irrepetible.
Pero la cualidad mas importante de Wes no son todas las mencionadas anteriormente,lo mejor es su inteligencia y la manera que tenia de exponerla en sus solos,de esto solo me di cuenta al estudiar (muy por encima)un método de Adrian Ingram....anteriormente ,aunque había transcrito algún solo de alguna balada,no me podía explicar como metía las cosas que hacia y donde las metía......claro todo a base de sustituciones,inversiones y cambios modales.....todo un genio de la teoría musical,aunque se dice que tocaba de oído,que no tenia conocimientos teóricos.....
Montgomery es mi ídolo no solo por ser un músico excepcional,su vida personal también esta llena de avatares que le obligaban a trabajar todo el día hasta altas horas de la mañana,en aquella época el mundo del Jazz estaba lleno de músicos que se solían evadir con el alcohol o con la heroína,sin embargo a Wes sus compañeros lo apodaron "Rev"....reverendo,por que era totalmente abstemio.
Así que por todo lo anteriormente dicho me voy a permitir el lujo de compartir con vosotros toda la discografía en solitario de este soberbio músico.......los títulos son los siguientes según la discografía que aparece en Wikipedia :
1957: Fingerpickin' (Pacific Jazz)
1958: Far Wes (Pacific Jazz)
1960: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (Riverside/OJC)
1960: Movin' Along (Riverside/OJC)
1961: Bags meets Wes! (Riverside/OJC)
1961: So Much Guitar (Riverside/OJC)
1962: At Tsubo-Berkeley, California [live]
1965: Bumpin' (Verve)
1965: Goin' Out Of My Head'
1965: Smokin' at the Half Note [live] (Verve)
1966: California Dreaming (A & M)
1966: Tequila (incluye el tema homónimo) (A & M)
1967: Full House [live] (Riverside/OJC)
Quizás haya alguno mas por ahí que también publique,pero antes de la música una escueta biografía...
Sin restarle méritos a toda una serie de grandes guitarristas del jazz como Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall o Jimmy Rainey, es sin duda, Wes Montgomery, (1923-1968), quien recoge con mas fuerza y propiedad el testigo que dejara en la guitarra de jazz, el gran maestro, Charlie Christian.
Nacido en el seno de una amplia y modesta familia, Wes Montgomery, se trasladó con su padre a Ohio junto a su hermano mayor Monk, cuando el matrimonio se separó. Con diecinueve años compro su primera guitarra y se maravillaba del solo que Charlie Christian había grabado con Benny Goodman titulado "Solo Flight". Dotado de un oído excepcional, tuvo sus primeros trabajos como guitarrista en algunos clubes de Indianápolis como el "440 Club". En mayo de 1948, Lionel Hampton lo incorpora a su banda con quien permaneció durante dos años lo que le valió la posibilidad de tocar con Charles Mingus, Fats Navarro e incluso acompañó a la guitarra a la gran Billie Holiday y pudo grabar sus primeros discos con Hampton y con su vocalista, Sonny Parker.
Padre de familia numerosa, sus obligaciones domesticas le condicionaban a trabajar muchas horas al día para mantener a su familia. Sus hermanos, Buddy Montgomery (vibrafonista y pianista) y Monk (contrabajista eléctrico) le prprpusieron formar un grupo para tocar en la Costa Oeste y en 1957 formaron el cuarteto "The Mastersounds" consiguiendo algunos contratos de grabación con el sello "Pacific Jazz". Wes Montgomery, participó en cinco álbumes, el primero de ellos titulado: "The Montgomery Brothers plus Five Others" que fue también la primera grabación del trompetista, Freddie Hubbard.
A pesar de su calidad, el éxito tardó en llegar. Tuvo que intervenir casualmente el saxo alto, Cannonball Adderley, que venía de un concierto en Indianápolis y había escuchado a Wes, tocar en el "Missile Room", un club local, para recomendárselo al director musical de sui compañía de discos. Así empezó una fructífera relación de Wes Montgomery con el sello Riverside que duro cinco años. Dos semana después de firmar, Wes Montgomery grababa en New York su primer disco para Riverside con el organista, Melvin Rhyne y el baterista, Paul Parker, el mismo acompañamiento que tenía en el "Missile Room".
En 1960 realiza la grabación del que muchos consideran el mejor disco de su carrera titulado "The Increíble Jazz Guitar". La aparición de aquella grabación entusiasmo a críticos, especialistas y aficionados y las revistas, Down Beat y Metronome le otorgaron los premios anuales al mejor guitarrista de jazz. Con el éxito alcanzado, volvió a tocar con sus hermanos grabando otros tres discos como "The Montgomery Brothers" y otro mas con el pianista ciego, George Shearing. Durante 1961 y 1962 participó en el Festival de Jazz de Monterey y también tocó con el cuarteto de John Coltrane.
Cuando el sello Riverside se colapsó tras la muerte de su presidente, Bill Grauer, Wes ficha por la compañía Verve quien en aquella época era dirigida por Creed Taylor, propietario poco tiempo después del sello CTI. Con Verve consiguió un premio Grammy al álbum "Goin' Out Of My Head" en 1965, un registro demasiado edulcorado, pero antes había dejado grabado en directo en el club neoyorkino "Half Note" un álbum extraordinario titulado: "Smokin' at The Half Note". Ya apenas tuvo tiempo pra grabar su ultimo disco titulado "Road Song" grabado a primeros de mayo de 1968 y que fue publicado tras la muerte del guitarrista, fallecido repentinamente de un ataque al corazón apenas veinte días después, el 15 de junio de 1968 con tan solo 45 años.
1 / WES MONTGOMERY / FINGERPICKIN´ . 1957 .
Calidad FLAC
TRACKS:
01. Sound Carrier [06:55]
02. Bud's Beaux Arts [07:31]
03. Bock To Bock [10:08]
04. Billie's Bounce [04:41]
05. Lois Ann [04:45]
06. All The Things You Are [03:57]
07. Fingerpickin' [02:30]
08. Stranger In Paradise [04:55]
09. Baubles, Bangles And Beads [03:27]
10. Not Since Nineveh [07:24]
01. Keep A Thing Happening
02. Beatnik
03. Uganda
04. Vicoden
05. You Dig
06. Spellbound
07. The Crazy Man
08. The Birth Of Life
09. Here We Go
10. People Unite.
MUSICOS :
Larry Goldings : keyboards, samples
Bob Ward : guitars.
Gary Hasse : Electric Bass.
Avishai Cohen : Acoustic Bass.
Tim Ries : Tenor Sax.
Barry Danielon,Don Downs : Trumpet.
Herb Hubel : Trombone.
Bruce Williamson : Clarinet & Bass Clarinet.
Joe Locke : Vibes.
Taro Okamoto : Ride Cimbol.
Norbert Goldberg,Billy Drummund : Drumms.
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