2 CDs SET INCLUDES 6 BONUS TRACKS
4 1/2 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE - 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE
This release contains the complete classic album Full House (Riverside RLP9434S, tracks 1-6 on CD1), showcasing Wes in a quintet format with the great Johnny Griffin on tenor sax and the classic Miles Davis Quintet rhythm section of Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums. All known alternate takes from the session (plus the two versions of “Born to Be Blue”, taped at the same date but not included on the original LP) are presented here. As a bonus, this CD also contains Wes’ 1961 live performance at Jorgies (in the company of his brothers) in its entirety.
PERSONNEL:
WES MONTGOMERY (g)
JOHNNY GRIFFIN (ts, out on CD1 [2] & CD2 [ 2-3] )
WYNTON KELLY (p, out on CD1 [2])
PAUL CHAMBERS (b)
JIMMY COBB (d)
Recorded live at Tsubo’s, Berkeley, California, June 25, 1962.
Original sessions produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Bonus tracks :
CD2 [4-9] ): Wes Montgomery (g), Buddy Montgomery (p, vib, on CD2 [7-8] only)
Monk Montgomery (b), Billy Hart (d), Elvin Bunn (conga, on CD2 [7-9] only )
Recorded live at Jorgies Jazz Club, Gas Light Square, St. Louis, Missouri, August 19, 1961.
INCLUDES 12 PAGE BOOKLET
CD 1:
01 Full House
02 I’ Ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
03 Blue ‘N’ Boogie
04 Cariba
05 Come Rain Or Come Shine
06 S.O.S.
07 Blue ‘N’ Boogie [Alt. Tk]
08 Cariba [Alt. Tk]
09 Come Rain Or Come Shine [Alt. Tk]
Total Time: 70:58
CD 2:
01 S.O.S. [Alt. Tk]
02 Born To Be Blue [Take 1]
03 Born To Be Blue [Take 2]
04 All Of You
05 Heartstrings
06 Summertime
07 Bock To Bock
08 Stella By Starlight [Incomplete]
09 ‘Round Midnight
Total Time: 74:40