Tag Archives: Besame Mucho

Wes Montgomery: Boss Guitar

In July 1963, “Riverside” label released “Boss Guitar”, the eight Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Melvin Rhyne – organ
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Ray Fowler – engineer

Personnel:

  1. Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
  2. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  4. The Trick Bag – Wes Montgomery
  5. Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
  6. Fried Pies – Wes Montgomery
  7. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  8. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer

Arthyr Blythe: Blythe Byte

On July 24, 2001, “Savant” label released “Blythe Byte”, the 20th Arthur Blythe album. It was recorded in March 2001, and was produced by Cecil Brooks III.

Personnel:

  • Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
  • John Hicks – piano
  • Dwayne Dolphin – bass
  • Cecil Brooks III – drums 

Track listing:

All tracks by Arthur Blythe except where noted.

  1. Hardly
  2. Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
  3. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  4. Light Blue – Thelonious Monk
  5. And One – Dwayne Dolphin
  6. My Little Brown Book – Billy Strayhorn
  7. Naima – John Coltrane
  8. Ruby, My Dear – Thelonious Monk
  9. Blythe Byte
  10. What a Friend We Have in Jesus – Joseph Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse