Wes Montgomery Plays the Blues

~ Release by Wes Montgomery (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1West Coast Blues
3:15
2The Thumb
producer:
Creed Taylor
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1966-03-17)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1966-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1966-03-17)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1966-03-17)
vibraphone:
George Devens (on 1966-03-17)
violin:
Gene Orloff (on 1966-03-17)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman (on 1966-03-17)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-03-17)
recording of:
The Thumb (on 1966-03-17)
composer:
Wes Montgomery
4:51
3Born to Be Blue
3:41
4Unit 7
6:47
5Naptown Blues
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1965-12-22)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto flute, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Dan Bank (reeds) (on 1965-12-22)
alto saxophone:
Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-12-22) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1965-12-22)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1965-12-22)
clarinet:
Romeo Penque (on 1965-11-20), Bob Ashton (on 1965-12-22), Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-12-22) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1965-12-22)
congas:
Candido (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1965-12-22)
cor anglais [English horn], oboe and tenor saxophone:
Romeo Penque (on 1965-11-20)
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (on 1965-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1965-12-22)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Wes Montgomery (on 1965-12-22)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1965-11-20), Bob Ashton (on 1965-12-22), Dan Bank (reeds) (on 1965-12-22) and Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-12-22)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1965-12-22) and Roger Kellaway (on 1965-12-22)
piccolo:
Romeo Penque (on 1965-11-20) and Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-12-22)
saxophone:
Bob Ashton (on 1965-12-22)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (on 1965-12-22), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1965-12-22) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-22)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1965-12-22), Danny Moore (on 1965-12-22), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1965-12-22) and Ernie Royal (on 1965-12-22)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-22)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-12-22)
recording of:
Naptown Blues (on 1965-12-22)
composer:
Wes Montgomery
3:08
6'Round Midnight
recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
7:19
7Sun Down
6:03
8Willow Weep for Me
7:48
9Twisted Blues
4:16
10James and Wes
8:13
11Tear It Down
3:07