In April 1968, “A&M” label released “Down Here on the Ground”, the 21^st 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:

1. Wind Song – Herb Alpert, Nick Ceroli, Neil Larsen, John Pisano, Paul Francis Webster
2. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
3. The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
4. Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin, Gale Garnett
5. Up and at It – Wes Montgomery
6. Goin’ on to Detroit – Wes Montgomery
7. I Say a Little Prayer for You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
8. When I Look in Your Eyes – Leslie Bricusse
9. Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe) – João Donato, Paulo Valle
10. The Fox – Lalo Schifrin