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Released
  
1963

Artist
  
Wes Montgomery

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

The Alternative Wes Montgomery (1963)
  
Movin' Wes (1964)

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Recorded
  
October 12, 1960 – November 27, 1963

Similar
  
Wes Montgomery albums, Jazz albums

The Alternative Wes Montgomery is a compilation album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963. It is composed of alternate unissued takes for previously issued albums on the Riverside label.

Contents

All the tracks are available on the Wes Montgomery compilation CD The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote "... the mistakes and flaws (such as they are) are minor on these performances and this CD gives one a good introduction into Montgomery's early recordings."

Track list

  1. "Born to be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
  2. "S.O.S." (Wes Montgomery) (Take 2)
  3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) (Take 1)
  4. "Fried Pies" (Montgomery) (Take 1)
  5. "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) (Take 2)
  6. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) (Take 2)
  7. "Stairway to the Stars" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) (Take 2)
  8. "Jingles" (Montgomery) (Take 8)
  9. "Bock to Bock" (Montgomery) (Take 1)
  10. "Doujie" (Take 7)
  11. "Movin’ Along" (Montgomery) (Take 1)
  12. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) (Take 2)
  13. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) (Take 9)
  14. "Tune Up" (With Strings) (Take 2)

Personnel

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Paul Chambers – bass (2, 3)
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums (2, 3, 4, 5)
  • Wynton Kelly – piano (2, 3, 7, 8)
  • Johnny Griffin – saxophone (2, 3)
  • Mel Rhyne – organ (4, 5, 6)
  • George Brown – drums (6)
  • Sam Jones – bass (7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums (7, 8)
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone (7, 8)
  • Monk Montgomery – bass (9, 10)
  • Buddy Montgomery – piano (9, 10)
  • Bobby Thomas – drums (9, 10)
  • Louis Hayes – drums (11, 12, 13)
  • James Clay – flute (11, 12, 13)
  • Victor Feldman – piano (11, 12, 13)
  • Milt Hinton – bass (14)
  • Osie Johnson – drums (14)
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar (14)
  • Margaret Rose – harp (14)
  • Dick Hyman – piano (14)
  • Jimmy Jones – string arrangement (14)
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster (14)
  • Phil Bodner – woodwinds (14)

    • References

    The Alternative Wes Montgomery Wikipedia
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