Wes Montgomery – California Dreaming (Verve Records V6-8672)

Verve Records 1966 ‎– V6-8672

notes:

Few jazz guitarists have left a legacy as enduring as Wes Montgomery. 
Released in 1966 on Verve Records as catalog number V6-8672, 
California Dreaming stands as one of the most recognizable albums 
from Montgomery's later career. The record showcases his signature
octave technique while embracing lush orchestral arrangements and
 contemporary pop melodies that helped introduce jazz to a broader audience.
Produced during a transformative period in American music, 
California Dreaming blends sophisticated jazz improvisation with
 accessible interpretations of popular songs from the mid-1960s. 
The result is an album that remains a favorite among jazz enthusiasts,
 vinyl collectors, and guitar players alike.

Crédits

Personnel (Musicians)
Leader
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Brass
Mel Davis – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
John Messner – trombone
Bill Watrous – trombone
James Buffington – French horn
Don Butterfield – tuba
Woodwinds
Ray Beckenstein – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
Stan Webb – alto sax, baritone sax, English horn, clarinet
Walter Kane – clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, tenor saxophone
Rhythm Section
Herbie Hancock – piano
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
Al Casamenti – guitar
Richard Davis – bass
Grady Tate – drums/percussion
Ray Barretto – congas/percussion
Jack Jennings – vibraphone, percussion effects
Arranger / Conductor
Don Sebesky – arrangements and orchestra direction
Session Breakdown
14 September 1966
"California Dreaming"
(full orchestra personnel)
15 September 1966
"Green Peppers"
"South of the Border"
(full orchestra personnel)
16 September 1966
"Oh You Crazy Moon"
"More, More Amor"
"Winds of Barcelona"
"Sun Down"
"Mr. Walker"
"Sunny"
"Without You"

Producer    Creed Taylor
Arranger / Conductor    Don Sebesky
Recording Engineer    Rudy Van Gelder
Studio    Van Gelder Studio
Recording Dates    14–16 September 1966

     

tracklist:

A1 California Dreamin'
Written-By – J. Phillips 3:08
A2 Sun Down
Written-By – W. Montgomery 6:00
A3 Oh You Crazy Moon
Written-By – J. Burke-J. Van Heusen 3:40
A4 More, More Amor
Written-By – S. Lake 2:50
A5 Without You
Written-By – Marino*, Myers 3:00
B1 Winds Of Barcelona
Written-By – S. Lake 3:07
B2 Sunny
Written-By – B. Hebb 4:00
B3 Green Peppers
Written-By – S. Lake 2:25
B4 Mr. Walker
Written-By – W. Montgomery 3:35
B5 South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
Written-By – J. Kennedy*, M. Carr 3:15

 

 

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Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery – The Dynamic Duo

 

Verve Records 1966 – V6-8678

 

notes:

Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery joined forces in 1966

 to create The Dynamic Duo, one of the most celebrated 

collaborations in modern jazz history. Released on Verve Records,

 this album brought together two masters of their instruments:

 Hammond B-3 organ and electric guitar.

Blending soul jazz, hard bop, and orchestral arrangements, 

The Dynamic Duo stands as a landmark recording of the 1960s, 

showcasing both virtuosity and mainstream appeal.

Recorded in New York City in 1966, The Dynamic Duo pairs the 

blues-driven organ style of Jimmy Smith with Wes Montgomery’s 

signature octave guitar technique. Unlike their earlier small-group 

sessions, this album features lush big-band arrangements that 

frame the duo in a more cinematic soundscape.

The project was arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson, 

whose orchestrations give the album a sophisticated and 

dramatic edge while leaving plenty of space for improvisation.

credits:

    

    Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Flute [Alto] ,

     Jerry Dodgion (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

    Arranged By – Oliver Nelson

    Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Flute [Alto] ,

     Danny Bank (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

    Bass – Richard Davis (2) (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

    Bass Trombone – Tony Studd

    Drums – Grady Tate

    Flugelhorn – Clark Terry (tracks: A1, A2)

    Flute [Tenor], Flute [Alto], Clarinet  Jerome Richardson (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

    Guitar – Wes Montgomery

    Organ [Hammond] – Jimmy Smith

    Percussion – Ray Barretto (tracks: B1 to B3)

    Saxophone, Clarinet – Phil Woods (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

    Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Bob Ashton (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

    Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A1, A2, B2), 

    Melba Liston (tracks: A1, A2, B2), 

    Quentin Jackson (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Richard Hixon* (tracks: B2)

    Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Ernie Royal (tracks: A1, A2, B2), 

   Jimmy Maxwell (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Joe Newman (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

 Producer – Creed Taylor

 Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

Director Of Engineering – Val Valentin

13 (Death March) recorded September 21, 1966.

Down By The Riverside and Night Train recorded September 23, 1966.

James And Wes and Baby, It's Cold Outside recorded September 28, 1966.

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

tracklist:

A1 Down By The Riverside 10:00

A2 Night Train

Arranged By – Oliver Nelson

Written-By – Jimmy Forrest, Lewis C. Simpkins*, Oscar Washington

6:30

B1 James & Wes

Written-By – Jimmy Smith

8:05

B2 13 (Death March)

Arranged By – Oliver Nelson

Written-By – Gary McFarland

5:21

B3 Baby, It's Cold Outside

Written-By – Frank Loesser

5:50

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Wes Montgomery ‎– Tequila

Verve Records 1966– V6-8653

notes:

Tequila is an album recorded by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery,
released in 1966 , is a mixture of tracks using just a jazz quartet with Ron Carter,
 Grady Tate and Ray Barretto and the rest with a string section arranged
 by Claus Ogerman. It is mainly a Latin-flavored album,
the first Montgomery recorded without a keyboardist.


credits:

Arranged By – Claus Ogerman (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – Abe Kessler, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Harvey Shapiro
Congas – Ray Barretto
Drums – Grady Tate
Guitar – Wes Montgomery
Vibraphone – George Devens
Violin – Arnold Eidus, Bernard Eichen, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff,
 Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Julius Held, Paul Gershman


Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin
Engineer, Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Creed Taylor

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,
on March 17, 21, & May 18, 1966.

tracklist:

A1        Tequila
Written-By – Chuck Rio
3:00
A2        Little Child (Daddy Dear)
Written-By – Wayne Shanklin
2:23
A3        What The World Needs Now Is Love
Written-By – H. David, B. Bacharach*
4:55
A4        The Big Hurt
Written-By – Wayne Shanklin
4:30
B1        Bumpin' On Sunset
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
4:45
B2        How Insensitive
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius DeMoraes*
3:45
B3        The Thumb
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
4:30
B4        Midnight Mood
Written-By – Joe Montgomery
5:20

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Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life

 

A&M Records 1967 – SP-3001

credits:


    Wes Montgomery – guitar
    Herbie Hancock – piano
    Ron Carter – bass
    Grady Tate – drums
    Ray Barretto – percussion
    Jack Jennings – percussion
    Joe Wohletz – percussion
    Ray Alonge – French horn
    Phil Bodner – woodwind
    Julius Brand – violin
    Peter Buonconsigilio – violin
    Mac Ceppos – violin
    Lewis Eley – violin
    Harry Glickman – violin
    Harry Katzman – violin
    Leo Krucczek – violin
    Sylvan Shulman – violin
    Gene Orloff – violin
    Tosha Samaroff – violin
    Jack Zayde – violin
    Harry Urbont – violin
    Harold Coletta – viola
    Emanuel Vardi – viola
    George Marge – flute
    Joe Soldo – flute
    Romeo Penque – flute
    Margaret Ross – harp
    Alan Shulman – cello
    Charles McCracken – cello
    Stanley Webb – flute, woodwind

Creed Taylor – producer
Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor

Recorded June 6, 7, 8 and 26, 1967
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

tracklist:

A1 A Day In The Life
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
A2 Watch What Happens
Written-By – M. Legrand, N. Gimbel
A3 When A Man Loves A Woman
Written-By – Wright*, Lewis*
A4 California Nights
Written-By – Liebling*, Hamlisch
A5 Angel
Written-By – Wes Montgomer
B1 Eleanor Rigby
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B2 Willow Weep For Me
Written-By – Ann Ronnell
B3 Windy
Written-By – Ruthann Friedman
B4 Trust In Me
Written-By – Schwartz*, Ager*, Wever*
B5 The Joker
Written-By – Newley*, Bricusse*

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Wes Montgomery ‎– Bumpin'

Verve Records 1965 ‎– V6-8625

credits

Arranged By, Conductor – Don Sebesky
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Bongos, Congas – Candido Camero
Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci
Drums – Grady Tate, Helcio Milito
Guitar – Wes Montgomery
Harp – Margaret Ross
Piano – Roger Kellaway
Viola – David Schwartz, Harold Coletta
Violin – Arnold Eidus, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky,
Jos. Malignaggi*, Julius Held, Lewis Eley, Louis Haber,
Paul Gershman, Sol Shapiro

Producer – Creed Taylor
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,
March 16, 1965, May 18,19,20, 1965

       

track list:

A1 Bumpin'
Written-By – Wes Montgomery 6:40
A2 Tear It Down
Written-By – Wes Montgomery 3:10
A3 A Quiet Thing
Written-By – Fred Ebb - John Kander 3:27
A4 Con Alma
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie 3:25
B1 Love Theme From "The Sandpiper" (The Shadow Of Your Smile)
Written-By – Johnny Mandel, Paul F. Webster 2:15
B2 Mi Cosa
Written-By – Wes Montgomery 3:15
B3 Here's That Rainy Day
Written-By – James Van Heusen - Johnny Burke 4:50
B4 Musty
Written-By – Don Sebesky 4:12

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Wes Montgomery – Willow Weep For Me

 

Verve Records 1968– V6-8765

notes:

Willow Weep for Me is a posthumous jazz album recorded by
guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1965 and released in 1968.
 It reached number 12 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1969.
At the Grammy Awards of 1970 Willow Weep for Me won
the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.


After Montgomery's death, Verve used recordings from the sessions
 that produced Smokin' at the Half Note and hired arranger Claus Ogerman
to write string and brass arrangements for "Willow Weep for Me", "Portrait of Jennie,"
 "Oh! You Crazy Moon," and "Misty." Subsequent reissues erased
the new backing arrangements. Principally recorded live at the Half Note,
 New York, New York in June 1965. Includes liner notes by Richard Lamb.

credits:

Wes Montgomery – guitar
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor

Producer – Esmond Edwards
Engineer  – Val Valentin

tracklist:

A1        Willow Weep For Me
Written-By – Ann Ronell
7:42
A2        Impressions
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
5:01
A3        Portrait Of Jennie
Written-By – G. Burdge*, J. Russel Robinson
2:45
A4        Surrey With A Fringe On Top
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II
5:20
B1        Oh You Crazy Moon
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen-Johnny Burke*
5:27
B2        Four On Six
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
9:29
B3        Misty
Written-By – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
6:45

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WES MONTGOMERY The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery

 

RIVERSIDE RECORDS                                   RLP 12-320 

credits:

    Wes Montgomery- electric guitar
    Tommy Flanagan - piano
    Percy Heath - bass
    Albert Heath - drums

Recorded:   
January 26 & 28, 1960 at Reeves Sound Studios, 

New York City
    Orrin Keepnews - producer
    Jack Higgins - engineer

tracks list:

A1 Airegin 4:24
A2 D-Natural Blues 5:18
A3 Polka Dots And Moonbeams 4:38
A4 Four On Six 6:10
B1 West Coast Blues 7:20
B2 In Your Own Sweet Way 4:45
B3 Mister Walker 4:28
B4 Gone With The Wind     6:13 

 

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WES MONTGOMERY MOVIN ' WES

 

VERVE RECORDS 1964                        LP  V/V6-8610      

       

credits:

 Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny Pate

    Bass – Bob Cranshaw

    Drums – Grady Tate

          Percussion – Willie Bobo

    Piano – Bobby Scott

       Trombone – Chauncey Welsch, Jimmy Cleveland,

     Quentin Jackson, Urbie Green

     Trumpet – Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young*

     Tuba – Don Butterfield, Harvey Phillips

     Woodwind – Jerome Richardson

  Producer – Creed Taylor





recorded at:

A&R Studios, NYC 11 & 16 November [1963].

   Directed By [Director Of Engineering For Verve] – Val Valentin

Engineer – Phil Ramone

  Engineer [Re-recording Engineer] – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks listing:

A1 Caravan    

A2 People        

A3 Movin' Wes (Part I)         

A4 Moca Flor         

A5 Matchmaker    

A6 Movin' Wes (Part II)         

B1 Senza Fine         

B2 Theodora    

B3 In And Out        

B4 Born To Be Blue    

B5 West Coast Blues

 

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