Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Fingerpickin” is his debut album recorded on December 30, 1957 and featuring seven tracks originally released as The Montgomery Brothers.
Track Listing : 1.Sound Carrier (Buddy Montgomery) – 06:57 . 2.Bud’S Beaux Arts (Buddy Montgomery) – 07:33 . 3.Bock To Bock (Buddy Montgomery) – 10:08 . 4.Billie’S Bounce (Charlie Parker) – 04:42 . 5.Lois Ann (Buddy Montgomery) – 04:45 . 6.All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein Ii) – 03:59 . 7.Fingerpickin’ (Wes Montgomery) – 02:32 . 8.Stranger In Paradise (Alexander Borodin, George Forrest, Robert C. Wright) – 04:55 . 9.Baubles, Bangles & Beads (George Forrest, Robert C. Wright) – 03:29 . 10.Not Since Nineveh (George Forrest, Robert C. Wright) – 07:24
Musicians : Wes Montgomery – Guitar . Freddie Hubbard – Trumpet On (1 – 2 – 3 – 4) . Waymon Atkinson – Tenor Saxophone On (5 – 6 -7) . Alonzo Pookie Johnson – Tenor Saxophone On (1 – 2 – 3 – 4) . Buddy Montgomery – Vibraphone Except (7) . Joe Bradley – Piano On (1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 7) . Richard Crabtree – Piano On (8 – 9 – 10) . Monk Montgomery – Bass . Paul Parker – Drums On (1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7) . Benny Barth – Drums On (8 – 9 – 10)
Production : Produced By Richard Bock
Package : Don Demichael – Liner Notes . Chuck Stewart
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Recorded On December 30, 1957 At Indianapolis, Indiana And April 1958 In Los Angeles.
Released In 1958 By Pacific Jazz.
(Source Wes Montgomery – Fingerpickin’ | Fingerpickin’ | The official Wes Montgomery site)



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