Wes Montgomery

INCLUDES FREE MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOAD PLUS 1 BONUS TRACK

The present LP comprises material from two 1960 sessions. One song, “West Coast Blues”, features Harold Land (who was the nominal leader of the date) and trumpeter Joe Gordon, plus the rhythm section. On all other tracks, the format is a quintet with James Clay on flute and tenor sax, and Montgomery as the leader, plus the Cannonball Adderley Quintet rhythm section of that period: Victor Feldman on piano (who had replaced Bobby Timmons after a short stint by Barry Harris), Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. “‘Movin’ is the key word here”, wrote Down Beat reviewer John A. Tynan about this music.

PERSONNEL:

WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
JAMES CLAY, tenor sax & flute (out on A2 & B3)
VICTOR FELDMAN, piano
SAM JONES, bass
LOUIS HAYES, drums

Los Angeles, October 12, 1960.

EXCEPT A1:

WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
HAROLD LAND, tenor sax
JOE GORDON, trumpet
BARRY HARRIS, piano
SAM JONES, bass
LOUIS HAYES, drums

San Francisco, May 18, 1960.

SIDE A:

01 WEST COAST BLUES
02 A GHOST OF A CHANCE
03 MOVIN’ ALONG
04 TUNE-UP

SIDE B:

01 BODY AND SOUL
02 SO DO IT!
03 SAYS YOU
04 SANDU
05 TUNE UP
(Miles Davis) [alternate take] (*)

(*) BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.