Wes Montgomery

2 LPs ON 1 CD PLUS 4 BONUS TRACKS

4 STARS PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ - 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This release contains the complete classic album Bags Meets Wes (Riverside RLP9407) which marked the only recorded encounter between Wes Montgomery andMilt Jackson. As a bonus, the entire album George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (Jazzland JLP55) in its entirety. Another “encounter” album, this one pairs the guitarist and his brothers with the fantastic George Shearing.

PERSONNEL:

WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
MILT JACKSON, vibes
WYNTON KELLY, piano
SAM JONES, bass
& PHILLY JOE JONES, drums
New York, December 18-19, 1961

[8-18] Bonus Album: GEORGE SHEARING AND THE MONTGOMEY BROTHERS

WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
GEORGE SHEARING, piano
BUDDY MONTGOMERY, vibes, out on 12-13 & 18)
MONK MONTGOMERY, bass
WALTER PERKINS, drums, out on 13 & 18
ARMANDO PERAZA, congas on 12-13 & 18 only)
RICARDO CHIIMELIS, percussion on 12-13 & 18 only.
Los Angeles, October 9-10, 1961.

TRACKS:

01. “S.K.J.”
02. Stablemates
03. Stairway To The Stars
04. Blue Roz
05. Sam Sac
06. Jingles
07. Delilah
08. Love Walked In
09. Love For Sale
10. No Hard Feelings
11. Enchanted
12. Stranger In Paradise
13. The Lamp Is Low
14. Double Deal
15. And Then I Wrote
16. Darn That Dream
17. Lois Ann
18. Mambo In Chimes

TOTAL TIME: 75:59