Wes Montgomery records his twelfth album ‘Movin’ Wes’ for Verve (1964)

Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Movin’ Wes’ is his twelfth (and his second to reach the charts) album recorded on November 11, 16, 1964 and released the same year by Verve.

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Track Listing : 1.Caravan (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 02:39 . 2.People (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 04:23 . 3.Movin’ Wes, Pt. 1 (Wes Montgomery) – 03:31 . 4.Moça Flor (Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire) – 03:12 . 5.Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 02:52 . 6.Movin’ Wes, Pt. 2 (Montgomery) – 02:55 . 7.Senza Fine (Gino Paoli, Alec Wilder) – 03:28 . 8.Theodora (Billy Taylor) – 03:58 . 9.In And Out (Wes Montgomery) – 02:53 . 10.Born To Be Blue (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 03:40 . 11.West Coast Blues (Wes Montgomery) – 03:12


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Musicians : Wes Montgomery – Guitar . Bob Cranshaw – Bass . Grady Tate – Drums . Willie Bobo – Percussion . Bobby Scott – Piano . Ernie Royal – Trumpet . Clark Terry – Trumpet . Snooky Young – Trumpet . Jimmy Cleveland – Trombone . Urbie Green – Trombone . Quentin Jackson – Trombone . Chauncey Welsch – Trombone . Don Butterfield – Tuba . Harvey Phillips – Tuba . Jerome Richardson – Flute, Saxophone, Woodwinds

Production : Produced By Creed Taylor . Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer . Phil Ramone – Engineer . Johnny Pate – Arranger, Conductor

Package : Michael Malatak – Design . Chuck Stewart asterisques RVM – Photography

Recorded On November 11, 16, 1964 At A&R Studios, New York City.

Released In 1964 By Verve.

(Source Wes Montgomery – Movin’ Wes | Movin’ Wes | The official Wes Montgomery site)

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Jazztimes
On the pop end were tunes like “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “People,” the latter featuring some fleetingly lovely ballad playing by Montgomery, who at one point hangs out on a single note, a technique later heard in Pat Metheny‘s stylistic bag. […]

MusicRadar
Production legend Phil Ramone on 15 career-defining records “When it comes to a great guitar player like Wes Montgomery, you have to say to yourself, I know who I’m sitting with. I know what he can do. That’s really what it’s about. […]

kevrei @ RateYourMusic
Despite the obvious efforts of the producer and record label to make jazz more palatable and marketable to the masses, the man with the thumb manages to transcend the overdone arrangements and captures the heart and soul of some of the great popular songs of the day. […]

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