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The two-CD set Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sessions salvages Wes Montgomery's straight jazz sessions for Verve, leaving the pop-oriented covers and orchestral sessions to the original albums. There are selected numbers from albums like Movin' Wes, Goin' Out of My Head and California Dreaming, illustrating that those albums were hardly worthless -- each track proves that Montgomery's touch remained elegant and supremely tasteful. The second disc is devoted to the complete sessions for Smokin' at the Half Note, the legendary recording Montgomery made at Van Gelder Studios in 1965 with bassist Paul Chambers, pianist Wynton Kelly and drummer Jimmy Cobb. The music on the record is easily among Montgomery's finest, and this is the first time that all the music from the sessions has been collected in one place. That alone makes it worthwhile for hardcore collectors, but the set also makes an excellent summation of his Verve years for less dedicated fans, since it rounds up his very best work on one attractive set.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnny Pate, Conductor - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Polydor Inc.
Quentin Jackson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Scott, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Tizol, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Richardson, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pate, Conductor - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Chauncey Welsch, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Snooky Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Butterfield, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Urbie Green, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Harvey Phillips, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 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.
Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - RAYMOND B. EVANS, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wes Montgomery, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wes Montgomery, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quentin Jackson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ashton, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Newman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Studd, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Davis, ComposerLyricist - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Nelson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerome Richardson, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Woods, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Melba Liston, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Smith, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Dodgion, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Maxwell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Composer - Bernie Hanighen, Author - Cootie Williams, Composer - Oliver Nelson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Smith, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Smith, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wes Montgomery, MainArtist - Jimmy Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Smith, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Author - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - CLAUS OGERMAN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Miller, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Gordon Burdge, Author - Robinson J. Russel, Composer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Paul Chambers, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Sam J. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Haggart, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Miles Davis, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 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.
Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Erroll Garner, Composer - Wes Montgomery, MainArtist
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The two-CD set Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sessions salvages Wes Montgomery's straight jazz sessions for Verve, leaving the pop-oriented covers and orchestral sessions to the original albums. There are selected numbers from albums like Movin' Wes, Goin' Out of My Head and California Dreaming, illustrating that those albums were hardly worthless -- each track proves that Montgomery's touch remained elegant and supremely tasteful. The second disc is devoted to the complete sessions for Smokin' at the Half Note, the legendary recording Montgomery made at Van Gelder Studios in 1965 with bassist Paul Chambers, pianist Wynton Kelly and drummer Jimmy Cobb. The music on the record is easily among Montgomery's finest, and this is the first time that all the music from the sessions has been collected in one place. That alone makes it worthwhile for hardcore collectors, but the set also makes an excellent summation of his Verve years for less dedicated fans, since it rounds up his very best work on one attractive set.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 02:31:30
- Main artists: Wes Montgomery
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings Inc.
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