RELEASE OF THE YEAR - PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED
A COLLECTION OF NEWLY DISCOVERED STUDIO & LIVE PERFORMANCES
FROM WES RECORDED BETWEEN 1957 - 1958 IN iNDIANAPOLIS
DELUXE Double LP LIMITED EDITION - 180 gram - 1000 Copies Handwritten
The recordings on Echoes of Indiana Avenue had no corresponding recording information. Because of this, we can never de 100% sure of these tapes' true story. We have made our best efforts to properly identify the musicians, locations and years from speaking with various musicians, scholars, and experts One thing is certain ... these are some of the earliest and most swinging recordings by Wes Montgomery ! - Producer's footnote.
PERSONNEL: WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
BUDDY MONTGOMERY, piano (3)
EARL VAN RIPER, piano (6, 7, 8 & 9)
MELVIN RHYNE, pian (1 & 4) and organ (2 & 5)
MONK MONTGOMERY, bass (3)
MINGO JONES, bass (6, 7, 8, & 9)
SONNY JOHNSON, drums (6, 7 & 8)
PAUL PARKER, drums (2, 2, 4 & 5)
Recorded between 1957 - 1958
Includes an awesome 4 panel LP booklet with lines notes from Michael Cuscuna, Pat Martino, Buddy and
Monk Montgomery, Dan Morgenstern and a collection of unpublished photographs provided by the Montgomery family. The LPs are pressed at 45 RPM by RTI.
SIDE A: 01. DIABLO'S DANCE (4:15)
02. ROUND MIDNIGHT (7:33)
SIDE B: 03. STRAIGHT NO CHASER (7:37)
04. NICA'S DREAM (4:58)
SIDE C:
05. DARN THAT DREAM (5:51)
06. TAKE THE A TRAIN (6:21)
SIDE D: 07. MISTY (4:32)
08. BODY AND SOUL (4:29)
09. AFTER HOURS BLUES (6:36)