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As part of the Finest Hour series from Verve, guitarist Wes Montgomery is spotlighted on 16 tracks recorded between 1964 and his death in 1968. These sessions highlight the widely accepted jazz-pop combination he achieved on these Verve and A&M releases, which followed a four-year stint on Riverside where he attracted a limited, mainly jazz audience. The guitarist employed a winning formula that combined his straight-ahead jazz style while exploring current trends in pop music that encompassed Latin, funk, and string-laden arrangements. The impressive coverage of guest musicians includes Herbie Hancock, Ray Barretto, Ron Carter, Jimmy Smith, and Clark Terry.
© Al Campbell /TiVo
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CLAUS OGERMAN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Miller, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Sebesky, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Orloff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Gershman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Arnold Eidus, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Ricci, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Charles McCracken, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY MANDEL, ComposerLyricist - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Lookofsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - David Schwartz, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Kellaway, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Margaret Ross, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Coletta, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Julius Held, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Eley, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Sol Shapiro, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Haber, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Malignaggi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wes Montgomery, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John L. Montgomery, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vinicius De Moraes, ComposerLyricist - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Miles Davis, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - Jimmy Smith, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quentin Jackson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Scott, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Richardson, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pate, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Chauncey Welsch, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Snooky Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Butterfield, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Urbie Green, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John L. Montgomery, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer - Harvey Phillips, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eric Miller, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Rio, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Gimbel, ComposerLyricist - Michel Legrand, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Demy, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Sebesky, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Orloff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Gershman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Arnold Eidus, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Ricci, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Charles McCracken, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Lookofsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Schwartz, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Kellaway, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Margaret Ross, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Coletta, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John L. Montgomery, ComposerLyricist - Julius Held, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Eley, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Sol Shapiro, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Haber, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Malignaggi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, ComposerLyricist - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - Robert Weinstein, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Randazo, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Hebb, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hubert Laws, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Eumir Deodato, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Orloff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Ricci, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Romeo Penque, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Gale Garnett, ComposerLyricist - Lalo Schifrin, ComposerLyricist - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rosengarden, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Vardi, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - George Marge, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Mainieri, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Raoul Poliakin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wes Montgomery, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John L. Montgomery, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donald John Sebesky, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John L. Montgomery, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer - Bernard Krainis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As part of the Finest Hour series from Verve, guitarist Wes Montgomery is spotlighted on 16 tracks recorded between 1964 and his death in 1968. These sessions highlight the widely accepted jazz-pop combination he achieved on these Verve and A&M releases, which followed a four-year stint on Riverside where he attracted a limited, mainly jazz audience. The guitarist employed a winning formula that combined his straight-ahead jazz style while exploring current trends in pop music that encompassed Latin, funk, and string-laden arrangements. The impressive coverage of guest musicians includes Herbie Hancock, Ray Barretto, Ron Carter, Jimmy Smith, and Clark Terry.
© Al Campbell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:48
- Main artists: Wes Montgomery
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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