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