Movin' Along
1961 studio album by Wes Montgomery
Movin' Along | ||||
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Studio album by Wes Montgomery | ||||
Released | April 1961[1] | |||
Recorded | October 12, 1960 | |||
Studio | United Recording Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 52:51 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Movin' Along is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1960. It was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with two alternate takes.[2] All the tracks are available in the Wes Montgomery compilation CD-set The Complete Riverside Recordings.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow stated: "Wes Montgomery made many of his finest jazz recordings originally for Riverside, and this is an often overlooked gem."
Track listing
- "Movin' Along" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40
- "Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) – 4:27
- "Tune-Up [Alternate take]" (Davis) (*) – 4:39
- "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) – 5:02
- "Sandu" (Clifford Brown) – 3:23
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 7:19
- "Body and Soul [Alternate take]" (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green) (*) – 11:17
- "So Do It!" (Montgomery) – 6:05
- "Says You" (Sam Jones) – 4:59
(*) Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1988
Personnel
- Wes Montgomery – guitar, bass guitar (on tracks 2, 5 & 6)
- James Clay – flute, tenor sax
- Victor Feldman – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
Production
- Orrin Keepnews – producer
References
- ^ "Billboard". April 24, 1961.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Movin' Along > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
- Jazz Discography
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- Groove Yard (1961)
- George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (1961)
- The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961)
- Fingerpickin' (1958)
- The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)
- The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
- Movin' Along (1960)
- SO Much Guitar! (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Full House (1962)
- Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)
- Boss Guitar (1963)
- Portrait of Wes (1963)
- Guitar on the Go (1963)
- The Alternative Wes Montgomery (1963)
- Movin' Wes (1964)
- Bumpin' (1965)
- Smokin' at the Half Note (1965)
- Goin' out of My Head (1965)
- Body and Soul (Live at Ronnie Scott's Club) (1965)
- California Dreaming (1966)
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966)
- Tequila (1966)
- A Day in the Life (1967)
- Down Here on the Ground (1968)
- Road Song (1968)
- Willow Weep for Me (1969)
- The Complete Riverside Recordings (1992)
- One Night in Indy (2015)
- It's Never Too Late (1969)
- Bass Odyssey (1971)
- Reality (1974)
- Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (1975)
- This Rather Than That (1969)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (1991)
- The King and I (1957)
- Kismet (1958)
- Flower Drum Song (1958)
- Ballads and Blues (1959)