The comprehensive Wes Montgomery Discography |
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| For the hard-core Wes fan (or just the deeply curious), Resonance Records is proud to offer the most comprehensive discography ever compiled, courtesy of Tom Lord, in PDF format |
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In the Beginning (2015, recorded 1949-58) |
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| “After You’ve Gone” – 5:01 “Fascinating Rhythm” – 4:22 “Brazil” – 4:14 “What Is There to Say?” – 5:45 “Four” – 5:30 “Wes’ Tune” – 6:06 “My Heart Stood Still” – 5:58 “How High the Moon” – 5:12 “Django” – 5:52 “Going Down to Big Mary’s” – 3:25 “I Should Care” – 3:24 “Caravan” – 4:51 “Six Bridges to Cross” – 2:52 “Ralph’s New Blues” – 6:58 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Buddy Montgomery – piano Monk Montgomery – bass Alonzo Johnson -saxophonist Sonny Johnson – drums |
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Echoes Of Indiana Avenue (2012, recorded 1957-58) |
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| “Diablo’s Dance” – (S. Rogers) 4:15 “Round Midnight” – (T. Monk) 7:33 “Straight No Chaser” – (T. Monk) 7:37 “Nica’s Dream” – (H. Silver) 4:58 “Darn That Dream” – (Delange, Van Heusen) 5:51 “Take The A Train” – (B. Strayhorn) 6:21 “Misty” – (E. Garner) 4:32 “Body And Soul” – (Heyman, Green) 4:29 “After Hours Blues” (Improvisation) 6:36 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Mingo Jones (tracks 6 to 9) – bass Monk Montgomery (tracks 3) – bass Paul Parker (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5) – drums Sonny Johnson (tracks 6 to 8) – drums Buddy Montgomery (tracks 3) – Piano Earl Van Riper (tracks 6 to 9) – Piano Melvin Rhyne (tracks 1, 4) – piano |
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Willow Weep for Me (1968) |
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| “Willow Weep for Me” (Ann Ronell) – 7:44 “Portrait of Jenny” (Burdge, Robinson) – 5:06 “Misty” (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 2:48 “Oh, You Crazy Moon” (Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:26 “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:29 “Four on Six” (Wes Montgomery) – 9:33 “Impressions” (John Coltrane) – 6:45 “Blues on Purpose” |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Wynton Kelly – piano Paul Chambers – bass Jimmy Cobb – drums Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor |
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Road Song (1968) |
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| “Road Song” (Wes Montgomery) – 3:53 “Greensleeves” (Public Domain, Traditional) – 2:04 “Fly Me to the Moon” (Bart Howard) – 2:53 “Yesterday” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:26 “I’ll Be Back” (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:33 “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Traditional) – 4:55 “Green Leaves of Summer” (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster, Montgomery) – 3:58 “Serene” (Montgomery) – 3:10 “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” (Pete Seeger) – 3:06 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Herbie Hancock – piano Richard Davis – bass Grady Tate – drums Ed Shaughnessy – drums Ray Barretto – percussion Jack Jennings – percussion Plus orchestra |
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Down Here on the Ground (1968) |
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| “Wind Song” (Herb Alpert, Nick Ceroli, Neil Larsen, John Pisano, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:22 “Georgia on My Mind” (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 2:46 “The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener” (Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent) – 2:36 “Down Here on the Ground” (Lalo Schifrin, Gale Garnett) – 3:42 “Up and at It” (Wes Montgomery) – 4:15 “Goin’ on to Detroit” (Montgomery) – 3:38 “I Say a Little Prayer for You” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:18 “When I Look in Your Eyes” (Leslie Bricusse) – 3:11 “Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe)” (João Donato, Paulo Valle) – 2:59 “The Fox” (Lalo Schifrin) – 2:56 |
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 |
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A Day in the Life (1967) |
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| A Day in the Life” John Lennon, Paul McCartney 5:45 “Watch What Happens” – Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand 2:43 “When a Man Loves a Woman” – Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright 2:52 “California Nights” – Marvin Hamlisch, Howard Liebling 2:29 “Angel” – Wes Montgomery 2:46 “Eleanor Rigby” – Lennon, McCartney 3:04 “Willow Weep for Me” – Ann Ronell 4:31 “Windy” – Ruthann Friedman 2:20 “Trust in Me” – Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever 4:25 “The Joker” – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley 3:26 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Herbie Hancock – piano Ron Carter – bass Grady Tate – drums Ray Barretto – percussion Jack Jennings – percussion Joe Wohletz – percussion Plus Orchestra |
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Tequila (1966) |
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| “Tequila” (Chuck Rio) “Little Child (Daddy Dear)” (Wayne Shanklin) “What the World Needs Now Is Love” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) “The Big Hurt” (Wayne Shanklin) “Bumpin’ on Sunset” (Wes Montgomery) “Insensatez (How Insensitive)” (Vinicius De Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim) “The Thumb” (Wes Montgomery) “Midnight Mood” (Ben Raleigh, Joe Zawinul) “Wives and Lovers” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Ron Carter – bass Grady Tate – drums Ray Barretto – conga George Devens – vibraphone Plus strings |
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Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1966) |
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| “King of the Road” (Roger Miller) – 4:13 “Maybe September” (Percy Faith, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 6:24 “O.G.D. (aka Road Song)” (Wes Montgomery) – 6:08 “Call Me” (Tony Hatch) – 3:13 “Milestones” (Miles Davis) – 4:12 “Mellow Mood” (Jimmy Smith) – 8:44 “‘Round Midnight” – (bonus track) (Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen) – 7:18 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Jimmy Smith – hammond organ Grady Tate – drums Ray Barretto – percussion On “Milestones” and “‘Round Midnight” add: Bob Ashton, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods – woodwinds Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman – trumpet Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson – trombone Tony Studd – bass trombone Richard Davis – bass Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor |
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Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966) |
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| “Down by the Riverside” (Traditional) – 10:02 “Night Train” (Jimmy Forrest) – 6:46 “James and Wes” (Jimmy Smith) – 8:13 “13 (Death March)” (Gary McFarland) – 5:22 “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (Frank Loesser) – 6:05 “O.G.D. (aka Road Song)” (Wes Montgomery) – Alternative Take – 5:13 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ 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 |
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California Dreaming (1966) |
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| “California Dreaming” (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 3:08 “Sun Down” (Wes Montgomery) – 6:03 “Oh, You Crazy Moon” Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 3:44 “More, More, Amor” (Sol Lake) – 2:54 “Without You” (Marino, Myers) – 3:05 “Winds of Barcelona” (Lake) – 3:07 “Sunny” (Bobby Hebb) – 4:04 “Green Peppers” (Lake) – 2:56 “Mr. Walker” (Montgomery) – 3:39 “South of the Border” (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) – 3:13 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Herbie Hancock – piano Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar Ray Barretto – percussion Grady Tate – drums Al Casamenti – guitar Richard Davis – bass Bernie Glow – trumpet Mel Davis – trumpet Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet Wayne Andre – trombone Johnny Messner – trombone Bill Watrous – trombone Stan Webb – clarinet, English Horn, saxophone Raymond Beckenstein – flute, piccolo, saxophone James Buffington – French Horn Jack Jennings – castanets, scratching, vibraphone Don Butterfield – tuba |
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Goin’ Out of My Head (1966) |
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| “Goin’ Out of My Head” (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 2:14 “Once I Loved” (Incorrectly titled “Morro”) (Vinicius De Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:46 “Boss City” (Wes Montgomery) – 3:46 “Chim Chim Cher-ee” (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) (From Disney’s Mary Poppins) – 4:51 “Naptown Blues” (Montgomery) – 3:08 “Twisted Blues” (Montgomery) – 4:15 “End of a Love Affair” (Edward Redding) – 3:43 “It Was a Very Good Year” (Ervin Drake) – 3:43 “Golden Earrings” (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) – 5:14 |
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 |
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Smokin’ at the Half Note (1965) |
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| “No Blues” (Miles Davis) – 13:00 “If You Could See Me Now” (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 6:45 “Unit 7” (Sam Jones) – 7:30 “Four on Six” (Wes Montgomery) – 6:45 “What’s New?” (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 6:00 “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:32 “Oh, You Crazy Moon” (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:35 “Four on Six” (Wes Montgomery)– 9:26 “Misty” (Erroll Garner) – 7:00 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Wynton Kelly – piano Paul Chambers – bass Jimmy Cobb – drums |
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Bumpin’ (1965) |
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| “Bumpin'” (Wes Montgomery) – 6:40 “Tear It Down” (Montgomery) – 3:10 “A Quiet Thing” (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 3:27 “Con Alma” (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:25 “The Shadow of Your Smile” (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:15 “Mi Cosa” (Montgomery) – 3:15 “Here’s That Rainy Day” (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:50 “Musty” (Don Sebesky) – 4:12 “Just Walkin'” – 3:00 “My One and Only Love” (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 4:09 “Just Walkin'” (previously unreleased) – 3:37 |
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 Plus orchestra |
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Movin’ Wes (1964) |
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| “Caravan” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:39 “People” (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:23 “Movin’ Wes, Pt. 1” (Wes Montgomery) – 3:31 “Moça Flor” (Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire) – 3:12 “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:52 “Movin’ Wes, Pt. 2” (Montgomery) – 2:55 “Senza Fine” (Gino Paoli, Alec Wilder) – 3:28 “Theodora” (Billy Taylor) – 3:58 “In and Out” (Montgomery) – 2:53 “Born to Be Blue” (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:40 “West Coast Blues” (Montgomery) – 3:12 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Bob Cranshaw – bass Grady Tate – drums Willie Bobo – percussion Bobby Scott – piano Ernie Royal – trumpet Clark Terry – trumpet Snooky Young – trumpet Jimmy Cleveland – trombone Urbie Green – trombone Quentin Jackson – trombone Chauncey Welsch – trombone Don Butterfield – tuba Harvey Phillips – tuba Jerome Richardson – flute, saxophone, woodwinds |
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The Alternative Wes Montgomery (1963) |
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| “Born to be Blue” (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) “S.O.S.” (Wes Montgomery) (Take 2) “Come Rain or Come Shine” (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) (Take 1) “Fried Pies” (Montgomery) (Take 1) “Besame Mucho” (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) (Take 2) “The Way You Look Tonight” (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) (Take 2) “Stairway to the Stars” (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) (Take 2) “Jingles” (Montgomery) (Take 8) “Bock to Bock” (Montgomery) (Take 1) “Doujie” (Take 7) “Movin’ Along” (Montgomery) (Take 1) “Body and Soul” (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) (Take 2) “Tune Up” (Miles Davis) (Take 9) “Tune Up” (With Strings) (Take 2) |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Paul Chambers – bass (2, 3) Jimmy Cobb – drums (2, 3, 4, 5) Wynton Kelly – piano (2, 3, 7, 8) Johnny Griffin – saxophone (2, 3) Mel Rhyne – organ (4, 5, 6) George Brown – drums (6) Sam Jones – bass (7, 8, 11, 12, 13) Philly Joe Jones – drums (7, 8) Milt Jackson – vibraphone (7, 8) Monk Montgomery – bass (9, 10) Buddy Montgomery – piano (9, 10) Bobby Thomas – drums (9, 10) Louis Hayes – drums (11, 12, 13) James Clay – flute (11, 12, 13) Victor Feldman – piano (11, 12, 13) Milt Hinton – bass (14) Osie Johnson – drums (14) Kenny Burrell – guitar (14) Margaret Rose – harp (14) Dick Hyman – piano (14) Jimmy Jones – string arrangement (14) Gene Orloff – concertmaster (14) Phil Bodner – woodwinds (14) |
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Guitar on the Go (1963) |
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| “The Way You Look Tonight” [Alternate take] (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 5:48 “The Way You Look Tonight” (Kern, Fields) – 9:08 “Dreamsville” (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 3:48 “Geno” (Wes Montgomery) – 2:53 “Missile Blues” (Montgomery) – 5:57 “For All We Know” (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:29 “Fried Pies” (Montgomery) – 6:41 “Unidentified Solo Guitar” (Montgomery) – 3:37 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Melvin Rhyne – organ George Brown – drums Jimmy Cobb – drums Paul Parker – drums |
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Portrait of Wes (1963) |
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| “Freddie The Freeloader” – 5:14 “Lolita” – 6:32 “Movin’ Along” – 6:16 “Dangerous” (Montgomery) – 7:03 “Yesterday’s Child” (Charles DeForest) – 4:14 “Moanin'” (Bobby Timmons) – 5:48 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Melvin Rhyne – organ George Brown – drums |
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Boss Guitar (1963) |
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| “Besame Mucho” (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 6:28 “Dearly Beloved” (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:49 “Days of Wine and Roses” (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:44 “The Trick Bag” (Wes Montgomery) – 4:25 “Canadian Sunset” (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 5:04 “Fried Pies” (Montgomery) – 6:42 “The Breeze and I” (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:08 “For Heaven’s Sake” (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:39 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Melvin Rhyne – organ Jimmy Cobb – drums |
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Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1962) |
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| “All the Way” (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:39 “Pretty Blue” (Wes Montgomery) – 3:40 “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” (Elliott) – 2:51 “Prelude to a Kiss” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon) – 3:08 “The Girl Next Door” (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:08 “My Romance” (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:31 “God Bless the Child” (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:19 “Tune Up” (Miles Davis) – 3:14 “Somewhere” (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:30 “Baubles, Bangles and Beads” (Forrest, Wright, Borodin) – 2:19 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Milt Hinton – bass Kenny Burrell – guitar Dick Hyman – piano, celeste Hank Jones – piano, celeste Osie Johnson – drums Plus 22 piece orchestra |
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Full House (1962) |
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| “Full House” (Wes Montgomery) – 9:14 “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:18 “Blue ‘n’ Boogie” (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 9:31 “Cariba (Montgomery)” – 9:35 “Come Rain or Come Shine” (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) – 6:49 “S.O.S.” (Montgomery) – 4:57 “Born To Be Blue” (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 7:23 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Johnny Griffin – tenor sax Wynton Kelly – piano Paul Chambers – bass Jimmy Cobb – drums |
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Bags Meets Wes! (1962) |
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| “S.K.J.” (Milt Jackson) – 5:17 “Stablemates” (Benny Golson) – 5:45 “Stairway to the Stars” (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:38 “Blue Roz” (Wes Montgomery) – 4:46 “Sam Sack” (Jackson) – 6:06 “Jingles” ( Wes Montgomery ) – 6:56 “Delilah” ( Victor Young ) -6:07 |
Milt Jackson – vibraphone Wes Montgomery – guitar Philly Joe Jones – drums Sam Jones – bass Wynton Kelly – piano |
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So Much Guitar (1961) |
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| Twisted Blues” (Wes Montgomery) – 5:31 “Cotton Tail” (Duke Ellington) – 3:38 “I Wish I Knew” (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:26 “I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So” (Ellington, Mack David) – 5:57 “Repetition” (Neal Hefti) – 3:48 “Somethin’ Like Bags” (Montgomery) – 4:44 “While We’re Young” (Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 2:12 “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)” (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 7:38 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Ron Carter – bass Lex Humphries – drums Ray Barretto – conga Hank Jones – piano |
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Movin’ Along (1960) |
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| “Movin’ Along” (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40 “Tune-Up” (Miles Davis) – 4:27 “I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You” (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) – 5:02 “Sandu” (Clifford Brown) – 3:23 “Body and Soul” Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green) – 7:19 “So Do It!” (Montgomery) – 6:05 “Says You” (Sam Jones) – 4:59 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar, bass guitar (on tracks 2, 4, 7) Sam Jones – bass Louis Hayes – drums James Clay – flute, tenor sax Victor Feldman – piano |
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The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery |
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| “Airegin” (Sonny Rollins) – 4:26 “D-Natural Blues” (Wes Montgomery) – 5:23 “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:44 “Four on Six” (Montgomery) – 6:15 “West Coast Blues” (Montgomery) – 7:26 “In Your Own Sweet Way” (Dave Brubeck) – 4:53 “Mr. Walker” (Montgomery) – 4:33 “Gone With the Wind” (Allie Wrubel) – 6:24 |
Wes Montgomery- electric guitar Tommy Flanagan – piano Percy Heath – bass Albert Heath – drums |
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The Wes Montgomery Trio |
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| “‘Round Midnight” (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 4:58 “Yesterdays” (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 3:20 “The End of a Love Affair” (Edward Redding) – 3:18 “Whisper Not” (Benny Golson) – 4:40 “Ecaroh” (Horace Silver) – 3:00 “Satin Doll” (Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn) – 3:58 “Missile Blues” (Montgomery) – 6:04 “Too Late Now” (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:55 “Jingles” (Montgomery) – 5:31 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Melvin Rhyne – organ Paul Parker – drums |
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Far Wes |
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| “Far Wes” (Wes Montgomery) – 5:51 “Leila” (Montgomery) – 3:28 “Old Folks” (Willard Robison, Dedette Hill) – 6:35 “Wes’ Tune” (Montgomery) – 4:08 “Hymn for Carl” (Harold Land) – 4:33 “Montgomeryland Funk” (Montgomery) – 4:00 “Stompin’ at the Savoy” (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb) – 4:22 “Monk’s Shop” (Montgomery) – 3:54 “Summertime” (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 4:50 “Falling in Love with Love” (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:13 “Renie”(Montgomery) – 3:31 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Pony Poindexter – alto saxophone (tracks 8-11) Harold Land – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-7) Buddy Montgomery – piano Monk Montgomery – electric bass Tony Bazley – drums (tracks 1-7) Louis Hayes – drums (tracks 8-11) |
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Fingerpickin’ (1958) |
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| “Sound Carrier” (Buddy Montgomery) 6:57 “Bud’s Beaux Arts” (Buddy Montgomery) 7:33 “Bock to Bock” (Buddy Montgomery) 10:08 “Billie’s Bounce” (Charlie Parker) 4:42 “Lois Ann” (Buddy Montgomery) 4:45 “All the Things You Are” (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) 3:59 “Fingerpickin'” (Wes Montgomery) 2:32 “Stranger in Paradise” (Alexander Borodin, George Forrest, Robert C. Wright) 4:55 “Baubles, Bangles and Beads” (Forrest, Wright) 3:29 “Not Since Nineveh” (Forrest, Wright) 7:24 |
Wes Montgomery – guitar Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (tracks 1-4) Waymon Atkinson – tenor saxophone (tracks 5-7) Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4) Buddy Montgomery – vibraphone (tracks 1-6, 8-10) Joe Bradley – piano (tracks 1-5, 7) Richard Crabtree – piano (tracks 8-10) Monk Montgomery – bass Paul Parker – drums (tracks 1-7) Benny Barth – drums (tracks 8-10) |
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