Wes Montgomery

4 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

This release contains the complete sessions that produced the classic album "Montgomeryland" (Pacific Jazz Records–PJ-5), pairing the Montgomery Brothers (Wes on guitar, Monk on piano, and Buddy on bass) with the extraordinary saxophonists Harold Land and Pony Poindexter. Six songs from the sessions were later reedited with overdubbed arrangements for horns and strings prepared by the great Gerald Wilson. These tracks have been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

ON TRACKS [1-7] WES MONTGOMERY-HAROLD LAND QUINTET

WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
HAROLD LAND, tenor sax
BUDDY MONTGOMERY, piano
MONK MONTGOMERY, bass
TONY BAZLEY, drums
The Forum Theater, Los Angeles, April 18, 1958.

ON TRACKS [8-11] WES MONTGOMERY-PONY POINDEXTER QUINTET

WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
PONY POINDEXTER, alto sax
BUDDY MONTGOMERY, piano
MONK MONTGOMERY, bass
LOUIS HAYES, drums
Los Angeles, October 1, 1959.

[12-15]: BONUS TRACKS
Same personnel & date as 1-7. 16-17: Same personnel & date as 8-11.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKET

TRACKS:

01 FAR WES
02 LEILA
03 OLD FOLKS
04 WES’ TUNE
05 HYMN TO CARL
06 MONTGOMERYLAND FUNK
07 STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
08 SUMMERTIME
09 MONK’S SHOP
10 FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE
11 RENIE
12 FAR WES
13 LEILA
14 OLD FOLKS
15 MONTGOMERYLAND FUNK
16 SUMMERTIME
17 FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE

Total Time: 76:39 min.