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| Movin' Wes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | November 11, 16, 1964 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Caravan Round About Midnight Four on Six Here’s That Rainy Day Twisted Blues Four on Six Here’s That Rainy Day Blue Monk. The incredible Wes Montgomery of 1960 was more discernible and distinctive than the guitarist who would emerge a few years later as a pop stylist and precursor to George Benson in the ’70s. Wes Montgomery - Caravan 1964 from the album Movin' Wes, Verve Records. Wes Montgomery was one of the greatest Jazz Guitarist of the 20th Century.
Movin' Wes is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery that was released in 1964. It reached number 18 on the Billboard jazz albums chart in 1967 and was his second album to reach the charts after Bumpin'.
History[edit]
Movin' Wes was Montgomery's debut album on the Verve label. Produced by Creed Taylor, the album sold more than 100,000 copies initially, Montgomery's biggest seller to this point in his career.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote: 'although better from a jazz standpoint than his later A&M releases, is certainly in the same vein. The emphasis is on his tone, his distinctive octaves, and his melody statements.'[2]
Track listing[edit]
- 'Caravan' (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:39
- 'People' (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:23
- 'Movin' Wes, Pt. 1' (Wes Montgomery) – 3:31
- 'Moça Flor' (Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire) – 3:12
- 'Matchmaker, Matchmaker' (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:52
- 'Movin' Wes, Pt. 2' (Montgomery) – 2:55
- 'Senza Fine' (Gino Paoli, Alec Wilder) – 3:28
- 'Theodora' (Billy Taylor) – 3:58
- 'In and Out' (Montgomery) – 2:53
- 'Born to Be Blue' (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:40
- 'West Coast Blues' (Montgomery) – 3:12
Personnel[edit]
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Snooky Young – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Quentin Jackson – trombone
- Chauncey Welsch – trombone
- Don Butterfield – tuba
- Harvey Phillips – tuba
- Jerome Richardson – woodwinds
- Bobby Scott – piano
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Willie Bobo – percussion
Production
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Phil Ramone – engineer
- Johnny Pate – arranger, conductor
Chart positions[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 18 |
References[edit]
- ^Woodard, Josef (July–August 2005). 'Wes Montgomery: The Softer Side of Genius''. JazzTimes.
- ^ abYanow, Scott. 'Movin' Wes > Review'. Allmusic. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN0-394-72643-X.
- ^Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1027. ISBN978-0-141-03401-0.
Wes Montgomery Caravan
Artist: Wes Montgomery
Album: The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
Genre: Hard Bop
Origin: USA
Released: 2009
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Tracklist:
Caravan
Round About Midnight
Four on Six
Here’s That Rainy Day
Twisted Blues
Four on Six
Here’s That Rainy Day
Blue Monk
The incredible Wes Montgomery of 1960 was more discernible and distinctive than the guitarist who would emerge a few years later as a pop stylist and precursor to George Benson in the ’70s. On this landmark recording, Montgomery veered away from his home Indianapolis-based organ combo with Melvin Rhyne, the California-based Montgomery Brothers band, and other studio sidemen he had been placed with briefly. Off to New York City and a date with Tommy Flanagan’s trio, Montgomery seems in his post- to hard bop element, swinging fluently with purpose, drive, and vigor not heard in an electric guitarist since bop progenitor Charlie Christian. Setting him apart from the rest, this recording established Montgomery as the most formidable modern guitarist of the era, and eventually its most influential. There’s some classic material here, including the cat-quick but perhaps a trifle anxious version of the Sonny Rollins bop evergreen “Airegin,” the famous repeated modal progressive and hard bop jam “Four on Six,” and Montgomery’s immortal soul waltz “West Coast Blues,” effortlessly rendered with its memorable melody and flowing, elegant chiffon-like lines. Flanagan, at a time shortly after leaving his native Detroit, is the perfect pianist for this session. He plays forcefully but never overtly so on the bop tracks, offering up his trademark delicacy on the laid-back “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” and easy-as-pie “Gone with the Wind.” With the dynamic Philadelphia rhythm section of brothers Percy Heath on bass and drummer Albert Heath, they play a healthy Latin beat on the choppy and dramatic melody of Montgomery’s original “Mr. Walker.” Montgomery is clearly talented beyond convention, consistently brilliant, and indeed incredible in the company of his sidemen, and this recording — an essential addition to every jazz guitarist fan’s collection — put him on the map.
Review by Michael G. Nastos