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 | Wes Montgomery: Back On Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings (CD: Resonance, 2 CDs)
'Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings' is a collection of previously-unissued recordings from jazz guitar legend Wes Montgomery captured live and in studio in his hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana in the mid-to-late 1950s by renowned arranger/pianist Carroll DeCamp (Stan Kenton, Les Elgart).The deluxe 2CD set includes an extensive booklet with rare photos, essays by jazz scholar Lewis Porter and producer Zev Feldman, interviews with guitar icons George Benson and John Scofield, plus guitarist and Carroll DeCamp's nephew Royce Campbell and saxophonist/educator/publisher Jamey Aebersold. This is the sixth official Resonance release of previously-unissued Wes Montgomery recordings and fills in an important early piece of the jazz great's story. (Proper Music)
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Wes Montgomery: Portrait Of Wes (CD: Riverside- US Import)
Wes Montgomery's last sessions for Riverside late in 1963 marked a return to the organ trio format he always enjoyed. But the results had not yet been issued when the company ceased operations. This LP (now on CD), released during a brief attempt to resume, was assembled without any input from either the artist or his producer. Thus the issued version of "Moanin'" was not one Wes liked and several liner credit errors went uncorrected [for example, the actual composer of "Lolita" is Barry Harris and the tune "Movin' Along" is an entirely different blues also written by Montgomery and later titled "Blues Riff"]. Nonetheless these are strong earthy performances in an always hard to find album that was only fleetingly available when originally issued. (Fantasy, Inc.)
Price: £15.49
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 | Wes Montgomery: The Complete Full House Recordings (CD: Riverside/ Craft Recordings, 2 CDs)
Released to celebrate influential jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery's centennial, The Complete Full House Recordings brings together all the recordings from the Full House sessions with two previously unreleased performances. Featuring Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb this collection has new liner notes by journalist Bill Milkowski . (Universal Music)
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Wes Montgomery: Incredible Jazz Guitar (CD: Riverside Keepnews Collection)
A dazzling display of the unorthodox technique and emotional power that combined to make Montgomery a literally "incredible" artist. Ever since its initial release in 1960, this album has been a consensus choice of musicians, critics, and knowledgeable listeners as a matchless example of the talents of one of the finest jazz instrumentalists of all times. (Fantasy, Inc.)A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
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 | Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of (Vinyl LP: Riverside/ Craft Recordings)
Originally released on Riverside in 1960, The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery was recorded over just two days at the Reeves Sound Studios in New York City. Joining guitarist Wes are Tommy Flanagan (piano), Percy Heath (bass) and his brother Albert Heath (drums), one of the smallest groups Wes would record with during the course of his career. Yet what stands out more than anything are two innovations from Wes; his thumb picking playing style and the use of octaves. Both fans and critics have lauded this album as the pinnacle of his studio work. It has been described variously as it burst onto the US scene in 1960 like a benign hurricane, and it still sounds like a gale 50 years later and this established him as the most formidable modern guitarist of the era and eventually its most influential. The album remains one of the most revered in jazz circles and should be an essential addition to any jazz collection. (Universal Music)
Price: £29.99
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Wes Montgomery: Movin' Along (CD: Riverside- US Import)
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 | Wes Montgomery: So Much Guitar (CD: Essential Jazz Classics)
Wes Montgomery’s complete classic 1961 album ‘So Much Guitar!’ (originally on Riverside) featuring Wes in a memorable quintet set with Hank Jones on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Lex Humphries on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas. As a bonus, the complete album ‘The Montgomery Brothers in Canada’ (originally on Fantasy) recorded at The Cellar club in studio conditions (with no audience present). It has Wes in the company of his brothers Buddy and Monk (plus drummer Paul Humphrey). (Discovery Records)
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Wes Montgomery: One Night In Indy (CD: Resonance)
Appearing on CD for the first time is this unique 1959 recording of legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, playing with the Eddie Higgins Trio, at an Indianapolis Jazz Society Club. Featuring Wes on guitar, Eddie Higgins on piano and Walter Perkins on drums. (Proper Music)
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Wes Montgomery: Impressions Of Paris (CD: Recall, 2 CDs)
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| Wes Montgomery redefined what it was possible to do with a guitar in the jazz world. His unconventional playing style, using primarily his thumb rather than a plectrum or his fingers, gave him an unmistakable sound that has often been imitated, but has never been equaled. This album comprises three of the relatively few live recordings that exist of the great man at work - all of which originate in Paris. Disc One comprises the famous Impressions and Solitude albums recorded for Affinity in 1965 - his most creative period with Verve - while Disc Two features a blistering concert from the Theatre des Champs Elysees in the same year with the famous line-up of Mabern, Harper and Lovelace bolstered by the appearance of Jimmy Griffin on sax. (Snapper Music)
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 | Wes Montgomery: Down Here On The Ground (CD: Verve)
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Wes Montgomery: Impressions- The Verve Jazz Sides (CD: Verve, 2 CDs)
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 | Wes Montgomery: Movin' Wes (CD: Verve)
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Wes Montgomery: Bumpin' (CD: Verve)
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 | Wes Montgomery: Willow Weep For Me (CD: Verve- US Import)
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Wes Montgomery: Goin' Out Of My Head (CD: Verve)
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 | Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio : Smokin' At The Half Note (CD: Verve)
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Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio: Smokin' At The Half Note (Vinyl LP: Verve)
Acoustic Sounds edition of Smokin' At The Half Note -essential listening for anyone who wants to hear why Wes' live shows were considered the pinnacle of his brilliant and incredibly influential guitar playing. He never played with more drive and confidence than he does here, supported every step of the way by a genuinely smokin' Wynton Kelly.Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging. (Universal Music)
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 | Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio: Maximum Swing - The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (CD: Resonance, 2 CDs)
‘Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings’ is the first official release of the complete previously unissued recordings from jazz guitar giant Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio at the famed Half Note jazz club in New York City in 1965 with drummer Jimmy Cobb and bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Herman Wright and Larry Ridley.Including over two hours from the original radio broadcasts with host Alan Grant, the deluxe set is mastered by Matthew Lutthans and comes with a multi-page booklet containing previously unpublished photos taken at the Half Note by Raymond Ross. (PIAS/Integral)
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Wes Montgomery: The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings (CD & BluRay: Jazzline)
The American guitarist Wes Montgomery was one of the greats of jazz. For all friends of this style-defining musician and beyond, Jazzline presents the NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings for the first time and thus never before published. In addition to Wes Montgomery, the musicians Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Ronnie Ross, Martial Solal, Hans Koller, Michel Gaudry and Ronnie Stephenson took part in this session. A fascinating line-up! There is also a 34 minute Blu-ray of the band's rehearsals as a bonus, which includes five of the tracks.In the spring of 1965 this outstanding guitarist had only three more years to live, as in 1968 Wes Montgomery passed away after suffering a heart attack. The European concerts, particularly the happy hours spent at the NDR-Jazzworkshop on April 30, 1965 in Hamburg, were probably among the best memories Wes Montgomery had of himself and of the great art he mastered so well. Simply a must have album! (Proper Music)
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 | Wes Montgomery & The Wynton Kelly Trio: Smokin' In Seattle- Live At The Penthouse 1966 (CD: Resonance)
'Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966)' presents previously unreleased live sets by jazz guitar icon Wes Montgomery with the irrepressibly swinging pianist Wynton Kelly and his trio captured live at the Penthouse in Seattle, WA on April 14 and 21, 1966.Recorded less than a year after Wes and Wynton's classic 1965 live album 'Smokin' at the Half Note', which guitarist Pet Metheny calls "the absolute greatest jazz guitar album ever made," 'Smokin' in Seattle' finds the dynamic duo joined by the solid rhythm section of bassist Ron McClure (Charles Lloyd, Joe Henderson) and legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb. The CD package includes extensive liner note books featuring rare photos by Lee Tanner, Chuck Stewart, Tom Copi, Joe Alpert and others; essays by guitar icon Pat Metheny, Seattle Times writer Paul de Barros, producer Zev Feldman, original recording engineer and Seattle Radio DJ Jim Wilke; and an interviews with Ron McClure, Jimmy Cobb and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron. (Proper Music)
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Wes Montgomery: Wes's Best - The Best Of Wes Montgomery On Resonance (Vinyl LP: Resonance)
'Wes's Best: The Best of Wes Montgomery on Resonance' explores five of the guitar legend Wes Montgomery's official releases of previously-unissued recordings on Resonance - Echoes of Indiana Avenue (2012), In the Beginning (2015), One Night in Indy (2016), Smokin' in Seattle (2017) and Back on Indiana Avenue (2019). (Proper Music)
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 | Wes Montgomery: California Dreaming (Vinyl LP: Verve)
A career highlight for the guitarist, recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio during September 1966, this Creed Taylor-produced album was an artistic and commercial smash, reaching #1 on the US Billboard Jazz chart. (Universal Music)High quality 180g pressing.
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