Wes Montgomery

DELUXE LIMITED EDITION - HAND-NUMBERED PRESSING OF 1,500



Newly discovered live & studio recordings from 1949-1958 featuring WES MONTGOMERYon guitar, BUDDY MONTGOMERY on piano, MONK MONTGOMERY on bass, ALONZO “Pookie” JOHNSON on tenor sax, SONNY JOHNSON on drums & others including pianist MELVIN RHYNE, bassist FLIP STEWART, and drummer PAUL PARKER. Recordings include a complete never-before-released 1955 Epic Records session produced by Quincy Jones, newly discovered 78 RPM sides with Wes as a sideman recorded for Spire Records (1949), a live recording from the home of Ervena Montgomery, Indianapolis (1956). live recordings and the C&C Music Lounge in Chicago (1957). Also includes rare and never-before-published photos.


· 3-LP SET OF NEWLY DISCOVERED LIVE & STUDIO RECORDINGS FROM 1949-1958.
· 8 PANEL BOOKLET WITH LINER NOTES BY:
ASHLEY KAHN, QUINCY JONES, PETER TOWNSHEND & ANOTHERS
· COLLECTOR POSTCARDS OF NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED PHOTOS
· AUDIOPHILE 180GR HEAVYWEIGHT VYNIL PRESSED ON 12" LPs AT 33 1/3 RPM BY (R.T.I)

SIDE A:

01. After You've Gone
02. Fascinating Rhythm
03. Brazil
04. What Is There to Say ?
05. Four

SIDE B:

01. Wes' Tune
02. My Heart Stood Still
03. How High the Moon
04. Django

SIDE C:

01. Going Down to Big Mary's
02. I Should Care
03. Caravan
04. Six Bridges to Cross
05. Ralph's New Blues

SIDE D:

01. Soft Winds
02. Robbins' Nest

SIDE E:

01. A Night in Tunisia
02. Love for Sale
03. Leila
04. Blues
05. Undecided
06. Far Wes

SIDE F:

01. All the Things You Are
02. King Trotter
03. Carlena's Blues
04. Smooth Evening