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A casual peruser of conventional jazz wisdom might guess that a Wes Montgomery Plays for Lovers album would surely draw from Universal's A&M and/or Verve holdings. But no, this compilation is part of Concord's look-alike series of that name. Thus, these are Riverside sides from the first few years of Montgomery's recording career, and besides providing a soundtrack for a romantic evening, they prove that Wes Montgomery's taste for a tender ballad -- with the tunes often stated in his patented octaves -- was always there practically from the beginning. Concord didn't have to strain as it gathered material to support this concept, drawing from nine of Montgomery's Riverside albums and finding ballads in all. "Prelude to a Kiss" and "All the Way" come from that premonition of future commercial enterprises, Fusion!, where the romantic mood is a given and Jimmy Jones' charts make a small orchestra sound lusher than its numbers would indicate. Some of the great guitarist's collaborations with other notables also populate this collection. "Stairway to the Stars" features the voluble Milt Jackson on vibes, with Montgomery playing gentle octaves in the center. "If I Should Lose You" has Montgomery Brothers Monk (bass) and Buddy (piano) backing Wes, who is always mellow and songful, and he and his brothers fit right into the George Shearing sound in the sole midtempo track on the CD, "Darn That Dream." Full House, the sole (and celebrated) live album of Montgomery's Riverside period, is represented by "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," where he does little more than tenderly state the tune. The album closes with Montgomery's only recorded a cappella solo track, "While We're Young," whose ultra-mellow mood underplays even the most understated ballads in the rest of the package. By no means should this be your only Wes Montgomery Riverside album, nor is it the best-paced Montgomery anthology out there. But those who cotton to his quiet ballad side ought to find a lot of concentrated pleasure.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Victor Feldman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Young, Composer - Ned Washington, Author - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bing Crosby, Author - Wally Heider, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1960 Fantasy, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Signorelli, ComposerLyricist - Matt Malneck, ComposerLyricist - Percy Heath, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer, Recording Producer - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Riverside Records
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sam M. Lewis, ComposerLyricist - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Wes Montgomery Trio, MainArtist - Mel Rhyne, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 Fantasy, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Irving Mills, Author - Irving Gordon, Author - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lex Humphries, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Albert Heath, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Percy Heath, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Flanagan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Jack Higgins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1960 Craft Recordings.
Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Rainger, ComposerLyricist - The Montgomery Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1961 Riverside Records
Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Griffin, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wally Heider, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Eddie De Lange, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - The Montgomery Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Fantasy, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, Author - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Albert Heath, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Heath, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tommy Flanagan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Brubeck, Composer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Jack Higgins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1960 Craft Recordings.
Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ALEC WILDER, ComposerLyricist - William Engvick, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lex Humphries, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Morty Palitz, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1961 Riverside, Inc.
Chronique
A casual peruser of conventional jazz wisdom might guess that a Wes Montgomery Plays for Lovers album would surely draw from Universal's A&M and/or Verve holdings. But no, this compilation is part of Concord's look-alike series of that name. Thus, these are Riverside sides from the first few years of Montgomery's recording career, and besides providing a soundtrack for a romantic evening, they prove that Wes Montgomery's taste for a tender ballad -- with the tunes often stated in his patented octaves -- was always there practically from the beginning. Concord didn't have to strain as it gathered material to support this concept, drawing from nine of Montgomery's Riverside albums and finding ballads in all. "Prelude to a Kiss" and "All the Way" come from that premonition of future commercial enterprises, Fusion!, where the romantic mood is a given and Jimmy Jones' charts make a small orchestra sound lusher than its numbers would indicate. Some of the great guitarist's collaborations with other notables also populate this collection. "Stairway to the Stars" features the voluble Milt Jackson on vibes, with Montgomery playing gentle octaves in the center. "If I Should Lose You" has Montgomery Brothers Monk (bass) and Buddy (piano) backing Wes, who is always mellow and songful, and he and his brothers fit right into the George Shearing sound in the sole midtempo track on the CD, "Darn That Dream." Full House, the sole (and celebrated) live album of Montgomery's Riverside period, is represented by "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," where he does little more than tenderly state the tune. The album closes with Montgomery's only recorded a cappella solo track, "While We're Young," whose ultra-mellow mood underplays even the most understated ballads in the rest of the package. By no means should this be your only Wes Montgomery Riverside album, nor is it the best-paced Montgomery anthology out there. But those who cotton to his quiet ballad side ought to find a lot of concentrated pleasure.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 12 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:49:54
- Artistes principaux : Wes Montgomery
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : Riverside
- Genre : Jazz
© 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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