Wes Montgomery

The Incredible Guitar of Wes Montgomery (Colored V (350260)

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The Incredible Guitar of Wes Montgomery (Colored V

Wes Montgomery

20th Century Masterworks

8436563184802

LPS 174379

350260

JAZZ

1

LP 16,98 €

180 GRAM COLORED BLUE VINYL

THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 1 BONUS TRACKS

5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

On The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, one of the guitarist's best LPs ever, Wes was backed by Tommy Flanagan on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Percy's brother Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums (the third famous Heath brother, not heard here, is tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath).

The album was highly praised as soon as it was released and received a ***** rating in Down Beat magazine. It includes such classics as "West Coast Blues", "D-Natural Blues", and "Four on Six".

PERSONNEL:

  • WES MONTGOMERY - (guitar)
  • TOMMY FLANAGAN - (piano)
  • PERCY HEATH - (bass)
  • ALBERT “TOOTIE” HEATH - (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, New York, January 26 (A1, A2, A4 & B1)
& January 28 (A3 & B2-B4), 1960.

TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1 AIREGIN
  • A2 D-NATURAL BLUES
  • A3 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS
  • A4 FOUR ON SIX
  • A5 WHILE WE’RE YOUNG (*)
  • SIDE B
  • B1 WEST COAST BLUES
  • B2 IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY
  • B3 MISTER WALKER
  • B4 GONE WITH THE WIND