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Wes Montgomery: Guitar On The Go

In October 1966, “Riverside” label released “Guitar on the Go”, the seventh Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded 1959 – 1963, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Melvin Rhyne – organ
  • George Brown – drums
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Paul Parker – drums
  • Sam Alexander – design
  • Lee Tanner – photography
  • Steve Schapiro – photography
  • Bob Messinger – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Way You Look Tonight (alternate take) – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  2. The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  3. Dreamsville – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini
  4. Geno – Wes Montgomery
  5. Missile Blues – Wes Montgomery
  6. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  7. Fried Pies – Wes Montgomery
  8. Mi Cosa (take 1) – Wes Montgomery

Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers: Kyoto

In October 1966, “Riverside” label released “Kyoto”, the 23rd Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in February 1964, in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Wellington Blakey – vocals
  • Sam Alexander – design
  • Lee Tanner – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The High Priest – Curtis Fuller
  2. Never Never Land – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  3. Wellington’s Blues – Art Blakey
  4. Nihon Bash – Sadao Watanabe
  5. Kyoto – Freddie Hubbard