Wes Montgomery - Tequila (1966)

Artist: Wes Montgomery
Album: Tequila
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Mar 17, 1966-May 18, 1966
Label: Verve
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Hard Bop, Jazz-Pop, Soul-Jazz
Time: 46:57
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 120+120+60 Mb

Tracklisting:
01. Tequila
02. Little Child (Daddy Dear)
03. What the World Needs Now Is Love
04. The Big Hurt
05. Bumpin' on Sunset
06. Insensatez (How Insensitive)
07. The Thumb
08. Midnight Mood
09. Wives and Lovers*
10. Tequila (alternative take)*
11. The Big Hurt (alternative take)*
12. Bumpin' on Sunset (alternative take)*

Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Claus Ogerman (arranger); Bernard Eichenm Arnold Eidus, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff (violin); Abe Kessler, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Harvey Shapiro (cello); George Devens (vibraphone); Ron Carter (bass); Grady Tate (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Producer: Creed Taylor.

Продолжение текста / More textOn two of the songs included on Tequila, "Tequila" and "The Thumb," Wes Montgomery had an opportunity to jam a bit while backed just by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Grady Tate and the congas of Ray Barretto. The other six selections utilize a string section arranged by Claus Ogerman but, even with a throwaway version of "What the World Needs Now Is Love," there are memorable renditions of "Bumpin' on Sunset" and "Insensatez" that uplift this album quite a bit beyond the guitarist's later A&M recordings. Scott Yanow, AMG.


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Wes Montgomery - Far Wes (1958)

Artist - Wes Montgomery
Album - Far Wes
Genre - Hard Bop
Release Date: Jun 21, 1979
Recording Date: Apr 1958-Oct 1959
Label - Pacific Jazz
Quality - mp3, 320
Size: 100 + 20 Mb
Total time: 51:25

Вашему вниманию предлагается ранняя, можно сказать историческая запись, гитариста Wes Montgomery. На ней он записан в ансамбле с двумя родными братьями. Кроме братьев Монтгомери в записи принимали участие Harold Land - тенор и Tony Bazely - ударные.
4 1/2 звезды на AMG. Приятного прослушивания.

Track Listings:
1. Far Wes
2. Leila
3. Old Folks
4. Wes' Tune
5. Hymn For Carl
6. Montgomeryland Funk
7. Stompin' At The Savoy
8. Monk's Shop
9. Summertime
10. Falling In Love With Love
11. Renie

Personnel:
Wes Montgomery: guitar, Monk Montgomery: bass, Buddy Montgomery: piano, Harold Land: tenor sax, Tony Bazely: drums
Producer: Richard Bock, Compilation producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Recorded in Los Angeles, California in April 1958 & October 1959. Includes linernotes by Don DeMichael.

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Review Amazon.com:
"Far Wes" is a follow-up and companion to the "Fingerpickin'" CD and was originally released on two LPs. In 1975 Pacific Jazz released a double vinyl album which comprised all of Wes's sessions for the label (four, as far as I can tell), and that's what's on these two CDs.
"Far Wes" is more laid-back and relaxed than most of "Fingerpickin'," but is still a very satisfying collection of tunes. It's all in a quintet format, with the Montgomery brothers- -Buddy, Monk, and Wes--as the core. Harold Land (#1-7) and Pony Poindexter (#8-11) alternate on tenor and alto sax, while Tony Bazley and Louis Hayes handle the drums.

Review Scott Yanow, AMG:
This historical CD contains some of guitarist Wes Montgomery's first recordings; in fact only three small-group songs predate these performances. The then-obscure guitarist is heard in two different quintets, both of which include his brothers Buddy (on piano) and Monk (playing electric bass). The earlier set has Harold Land's tenor as a lead voice while altoist Pony Poindexter takes his place on the later date, Wes's sound was already quite recognizable and he contributes six originals which alternate with Harold Land's "Hymn for Carl" and four standards.


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Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes (1966)

Artist: Jimmy Smith и Wes Montgomery
Album: The Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes
Recording Date: Sep 21, 1966-Sep 28, 1966
Label: Verve
Genre: Jazz
Style: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Format/Bitrate: MP3/320
Time: 31:35
Size: 97 MB

Track list:
1. King Of The Road (Miller) 4:13
2. Maybe September (Evans, Faith, Livingston) 6:24
3. OGD (AKA Road Song) (Montgomery) 6:08
4. Call Me (Hatch) 3:13
5. Milestones (Davis) 4:12
6. Mellow Mood (Smith) 8:44
7. 'Round Midnight (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) 7:18

Personel:
Bob Ashton Flute, Sax (Tenor), Woodwind
Danny Bank Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone), Woodwind
Ray Barretto Percussion
Jimmy Cleveland Trombone
Richard Davis Bass
Dick Hixson Trombone
Quentin Jackson Trombone
Melba Liston Trombone
Jimmy Maxwell Trumpet
Wes Montgomery Guitar, Performer
Aric Lach Morrison Producer, Production Assistant, Assistant Producer
Oliver Nelson Arranger, Conductor
Joe Newman Trumpet
Jerome Richardson Clarinet, Flute, Woodwind
Ernie Royal Trumpet
Gene Santoro Liner Notes
Jon Schapiro Producer, Production Assistant, Assistant Producer
Jimmy Smith Organ, Organ (Hammond), Performer
Tony Studd Trombone (Bass)
Grady Tate Drums
Creed Taylor Producer
Clark Terry Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Shawn Wilson-Bunyan Design, Design Coordinator
Phil Woods Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Woodwind

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Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes picks up where Dynamic Duo left off, digging a little further into the one-time-only Wes Montgomery/Jimmy Smith sessions and coming up with more fine music -- mellower in general than Dynamic Duo but first-class nonetheless. Unlike most of the studio sessions from this time, Montgomery gets plenty of room for his single-string work as well as his famous octaves, and both techniques find him in full, mature bloom, needing fewer notes in which to say more (Smith, of course, is precisely the opposite). All but one of the tracks on the original LP find Smith and Montgomery interacting only with themselves, the drums of Grady Tate, and the congas of Ray Barretto; Roger Miller's "King of the Road" (not often covered by jazzers) and Montgomery's "O.G.D." (later known as "Road Song") come off best. Oliver Nelson's big band makes a sole appearance with a swaggering chart of "Milestones." Though Dynamic Duo is probably the priority purchase by a hairsbreadth margin, you'll need to have both that album and Further Adventures eventually.
Richard S. Ginell, AMG

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