Release Date: 30 July 2021
Label: Pan Am Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436563183409
Description
Limited edition 180g high-definition premium vinyl pressing of Wes Montgomery's 'The Incredible Guitar of Wes Montgomery'.
Wes Montgomery (1925-1968) was one of the most revered guitarists in jazz history. The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery was his third album as a leader –following Montgomeryland (1958) and The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959). Wes' debut couldn't have been better and his playing was well regarded by many critics, among them the well-known Ralph J. Gleason, who wrote enthusiastic reviews of Wes' second album as a leader (his first for Riverside), The Wes Montgomery Trio, as can be seen in the original liner notes for The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery. On this album, Wes was backed by Tommy Flanagan on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Percy's brother Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums (the third famous Heath brother, not heard here, is tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath). The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery was highly praised as soon as it was released. It received a five-star rating in Down Beat magazine.
Tracklisting
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Carole King
Dave Brubeck
Miles Davis Quintet & John Coltrane
James Brown
Johnny Guitar Watson
Miles Davis Quintet & John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
The Horace Silver Quintet
Lee Konitz & Jimmy Giuffre
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
Brandon Sanders
Glen Manby & John Gibbon Trio
Various Artists
