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Wes Montgomery And The Wynton Kelly Trio: Smokin’ At The Half Note

In November 1965, “Verve” label released “Smokin’ at the Half Note”, album by Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio (the 14th Wes Montgomery album overall). It was recorded in June 1965 at the “Half Note Club” in New York City and September 1965 at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Val Valentin – engineering director

Track listing:

  1. No Blues – Miles Davis
  2. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  3. Unit 7 – Sam Jones
  4. Four on Six – Wes Montgomery
  5. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke

Wes Montgomery: Willow Weep For Me

In December 1968, “Verve” label released “Willow Weep for Me”, a posthumous Wes Montgomery album. The album was produced by Esmond Edwards. At the “Grammy Awards” of 1970 “Willow Weep for Me” won the “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group”.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Claus Ogerman – arrangements, conductor
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Dick Smith – art direction
  • Gerry Low – artwork
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Richard Lamb – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  2. Impressions – John Coltrane
  3. Portrait of Jenny – Gordon Burdge, Russel Robinson
  4. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Oh, You Crazy Moon – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Four on Six – Wes Montgomery
  7. Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner

Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery

In April 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery”, the second Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in January 1960, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – electric guitar
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Albert Heath – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Paul Bacon, Ken Braren, Harris Lewine – design
  • Lawrence N. Shustak – photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Airegin – Sonny Rollins
  2. D-Natural Blues – Wes Montgomery
  3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Four on Six – Wes Montgomery
  5. West Coast Blues – Wes Montgomery, Granville Sascha Burland
  6. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  7. Mr. Walker (Renie) – Wes Montgomery
  8. Gone With the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson