Released 1964 | Movin' Wes(1964) Bumpin'(1965) Release date 1964 | |
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Recorded November 11, 16, 1964 at A&R Studios, New York City Similar Wes Montgomery albums, Jazz albums |
Movin' Wes is the twelfth album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1964. It reached number 18 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart in 1967, his second album to reach the charts following the success of his later release Bumpin'.
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History
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.
Reception
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."
Track listing
- "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
Production notes:
Songs
1Caravan2:39
2People4:23
3Movin’ Wes (Part I)3:32
References
Movin' Wes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA