Wes Montgomery's Finest Hour

by Wes Montgomery

Overview

As part of the Finest Hour series from Verve, guitarist Wes Montgomery is spotlighted on 16 tracks recorded between 1964 and his death in 1968. These sessions highlight the widely accepted jazz-pop combination he achieved on these Verve and A&M releases, which followed a four-year stint on Riverside where he attracted a limited, mainly jazz audience. The guitarist employed a winning formula that combined his straight-ahead jazz style while exploring current trends in pop music that encompassed Latin, funk, and string-laden arrangements. The impressive coverage of guest musicians includes Herbie Hancock, Ray Barretto, Ron Carter, Jimmy Smith, and Clark Terry. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/2000
Label:	Verve / Polygram / Universal
UPC:	0606949066826
Rank:	102175

Tracks

1. Bumpin' on Sunset
2. The Shadow of Your Smile
3. Up and at It
4. Once I Loved (A.K.A. Favela)
5. Milestones
6. Movin' Wes, Pt. 1
7. Tequila
8. Watch What Happens
9. Bumpin'
10. Impressions
11. Goin' Out of My Head
12. Sunny
13. A Day in the Life
14. Down Here on the Ground
15. Twisted Blues
16. Road Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wes Montgomery   Primary Artist
Johnny Pate   Primary Artist,Conductor
Jimmy Smith   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Wynton Kelly   Guest Artist,Piano
Herbie Hancock   Guest Artist,Piano
Mike Mainieri   Guest Artist,Vibraphone
Jimmy Cobb   Guest Artist,Drums
Urbie Green   Guest Artist,Trombone
Paul Chambers   Guest Artist
Clark Terry   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Joe Soldo   Flute,Flute (Bass)
Romeo Penque   Flute,Flute (Bass)
Chauncey Welsch   Trombone
Al Casamenti   Guitar
Stan Webb   Flute,Woodwind,Flute (Bass)
Snooky Young   Trumpet
Roger Kellaway   Piano
Bob Cranshaw   Bass
James Buffington   French Horn
Ray Alonge   French Horn
Mel Davis   Trumpet
Bucky Pizzarelli   Guitar
George Marge   Flute,Flute (Bass)
Bobby Rosengarden   Percussion
Bernie Glow   Trumpet
Bill Watrous   Woodwind
Raymond Beckenstein   Woodwind
Joe Wohletz   Percussion
Jimmy Nottingham   Trumpet
Wayne Andre   Trombone
Margaret Ross   Harp
Ron Carter   Bass
Phil Bodner   Woodwind
Ray Barretto   Congas,Percussion
Jimmy Cleveland   Trombone
Quentin Jackson   Trombone
Oliver Nelson   Conductor
Don Butterfield   Tuba
Don Sebesky   Conductor
Grady Tate   Drums,Strings
Ernie Royal   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Robert Weinstein   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Teddy Randazzo   Composer
Steve Khan   Sequencers
Paul McCartney   Composer
Bobby Hebb   Composer
Bob Weinstein   Composer
Chuck Rio   Composer
Creed Taylor   Producer
John Coltrane   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Bryan Koniarz   Production Coordination
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Jacques Demy   Composer
Peter Keepnews   Notes Editing
Hollis King   Creative Director
Jeff Willens   Mastering
Cynthia Sesso   Photography
John Wriggle   Research Assistant
Bobby Weinstein   Composer
Teddy Randazo   Composer
Gale Garnett   Composer
Johnny Mandel   Composer
Johnny Pate   Arranger
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Wes Montgomery   Composer
Tom Greenwood   Producer,Research Coordination
Oliver Nelson   Arranger
Michel Legrand   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Lalo Schifrin   Composer
Ben Young   Research
Don Sebesky   Arranger