Released 1968 Length 29:44 | Genre Pop Label A&M | |
Recorded May 7 – 9, 1968 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
Road Song is the twentieth album by guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1968. It reached number one on the Billboard Jazz album chart and number 39 on the R&B chart. It also reached number 94 on the Billboard 200. It was his final recording before his death of a heart attack on June 15, 1968.
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Reception
In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote "The great guitarist sticks to simple melody statements (with a lot of octaves thrown in) while backed by Don Sebesky's unimaginative arrangements for an orchestra; commercially the combination was a big success… this strictly for-the-money effort can be safely passed by."
Track listing
- "Road Song" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:53
- "Greensleeves" (Public Domain, Traditional) – 2:04
- "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 2:53
- "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:26
- "I'll Be Back" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:33
- "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Traditional) – 4:55
- "Green Leaves of Summer" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster, Montgomery) – 3:58
- "Serene" (Montgomery) – 3:10
- "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger) – 3:06
Personnel
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References
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