In April 1968, “A&M” label released “Down Here on the Ground”, the 21st Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded December 1967 – January 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Ray Barretto – percussion
- Hubert Laws – flute, oboe
- George Marge – flute, oboe
- Romeo Penque – flute, oboe
- Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
- Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
- Gene Orloff – violin
- Raoul Poliakin – violin
- George Ricci – cello
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
- Eumir Deodato – arrangements, conductor
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Kevin Reeves – mastering
- Hollis King – art direction
- Isabelle Wong – design
- Sam Antupit – design
- Pete Turner – photography
- Andy Kman – production coordinator
Track listing:
- Wind Song – Herb Alpert, Nick Ceroli, Neil Larsen, John Pisano, Paul Francis Webster
- Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
- The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
- Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin, Gale Garnett
- Up and at It – Wes Montgomery
- Goin’ on to Detroit – Wes Montgomery
- I Say a Little Prayer for You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- When I Look in Your Eyes – Leslie Bricusse
- Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe) – João Donato, Paulo Valle
- The Fox – Lalo Schifrin
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