Wes Montgomery

• 2-CD DIGIPACK EDITION

These release offer a variety of alternate takes and outtakes, including two previously unreleased performances. These are an alternate take of Montgomery’s “S.O.S.” and the complete unedited master take of “Full House,” with the restoration of Montgomery’s original, but previously replaced, guitar solo.

The Full House date showcases one of the most influential and innovative guitarists in all of jazz. Montgomery, born 1923 in Indianapolis, was revered by audiences and fellow musicians alike for his warm, soulful tone and unique and influential approach to his instrument, in which he plucked the guitar strings with the side of his thumb. Montgomery died unexpectedly in 1968.

The session took place after Riverside’s founder and producer, Orrin Keepnews booked the band into the short-lived jazz hotspot Tsubo, which turned into the storied folk and blues club Jabberwock. The set, on June 25, 1962, became a hybrid of a recording session and a concert, in which the band played multiple takes of each tune.

Also included in The Complete Full House Recordings is a previously unreleased take of the title track, whereas the original LP version was a composite of two takes. Alternate takes of “Cariba,” “Come Rain or Come Shine” and “Blue ’N’ Boogie,” all previously released on either Wes Montgomery: The Complete Riverside Recordings or The Alternative Wes Montgomery are included, alongside two versions of Mel Tormé’s ballad “Born to Be Blue.”

FEATURING:

• Johnny Griffin
• Wynton Kelly
• Paul Chambers
• Jimmy Cobb

TRACKS:

• CD ONE:
• 01. Full House
• 02. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
• 03. Blue 'N' Boogie
• 04. Cariba
• 05. Come Rain Or Come Shine
• 06. S.O.S.

• CD TWO:
• 01. Full House
• 02. Blue 'N' Boogie (Take 1, Alternate)
• 03. Cariba (Take 1, Alternate)
• 04. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Take 1, Alternate)
• 05. S.O.S. (Take 1, Alternate)
• 06. S.O.S. (Take 2, Alternate)
• 07. Born To The Blue (Take 1, Outtake)
• 08. Born To The Blue (Take 2, Outtake)