Wes Montgomery

SPECIAL GATEFOLD EDITION

DELUXE 180-GRAM REISSUE

Released on the Verve label in 1965, Bumpin' was Wes Montgomery's first album to reach the charts, climbing to #116 on the Billboard 200 chart. In his AllMusic review, Shawn M. Haney gave the LP four-and-a-half stars (out of five) and praised it by stating that, Not only is Wes' brilliant command of the six-string present here, so is the vivid color tones of notes and blue notes played between.

Backed up by a hauntingly beautiful and mesmerizing orchestra conducted and arranged by Don Sebesky, the music almost lifts the listener off his feet into a dreamy, water-like landscape. The atmosphere is serene and enchanting, such as a romantic evening for two under starlight, and certainly a romantic eve merits the accompaniment of this record. The sound quality is clear and lush, and, overall, this collection of mid-'60s Latin jazz is a delight to listen to, once and again".

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. BUMPIN’
• A2. TEAR IT DOWN
• A3. A QUIET THING (From “Flora, The Red Menace”)
• A4. CON ALMA

• SIDE B
• B1. LOVE THEME from “THE SANDPIPER” (The Shadow of Your Smile)
• (From the M-G-M Filmways Motion Picture “THE SANDPIPER”
• B2. MI COSA
• B3. HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY
• B4. MUSTY