Wes Montgomery

MINI-LP PAPERSLEEVE GATEFOLD REPLICAS WITH OBI

5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

Wes Montgomery (1925- 1968) was one of the most revered guitarists in jazz history. "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" marked his third album as a leader – following "Montgomeryland" (1958) and "The Wes Montgomery Trio" (1959).

"The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery"  was highly praised as soon as it was released. It received a five-star rating in Down Beat magazine. In recent years, it received the same maximum rating in All Music Guide. Some of the tunes from this album, like “Four on Six”, “D-Natural Blues”, and the celebrated “West Coast Blues”, became landmarks in jazz guitar and remained in Wes’ repertoire for many years.

PERSONNEL:

WES MONTGOMERY, guitar
TOMMY FLANAGAN, piano
PERCY HEATH, bass
ALBERT “TOOTIE” HEATH, drums

New York, January 26 & 28, 1960.

(*) BONUS TRACKS:

[9]: Wes Montgomery (g), Buddy Montgomery (p, vib),
Monk Montgomery (b), Lawrence Marable (d).
San Francisco, fall 1960.

[10]: Harold Land (ts), Wes Montgomery (g), Joe Gordon (tp),
Barry Harris (p), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d).
San Francisco, May 18, 1960.

TRACKS:

01 AIREGIN
02 D-NATURAL BLUES
03 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS
04 FOUR ON SIX
05 WEST COAST BLUES
06 IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY
07 MR. WALKER
08 GONE WITH THE WIND
09 D-NATURAL BLUES [different version] (*)
10 WEST COAST BLUES [different version] (*)

TOTAL TIME: 56:25 Min.