Wes Montgomery's Finest Hour

~ Release by Wes Montgomery (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Bumpin' on Sunset
congas:
Ray Barretto
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
recording of:
Bumpin' on Sunset
composer:
Wes Montgomery
4:52
2The Shadow of Your Smile
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1965-05-18)
bongos and congas:
Candido Camero (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1965-05-18)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1965-05-18)
cello and violin:
George Ricci (on 1965-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Hélcio Milito (on 1965-05-18) and Grady Tate (on 1965-05-18)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1965-05-18)
harp:
Margaret Ross (harp) (on 1965-05-18)
piano:
Roger Kellaway (on 1965-05-18)
vibraphone:
Jack Jennings
viola:
Harold Coletta (on 1965-05-18)
violin:
Paul Gershman (on 1965-05-18), Harry Lookofsky (on 1965-05-18) and Gene Orloff (on 1965-05-18)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-05-18)
instrumental recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from “The Sandpiper”) (on 1965-05-18)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Marissa Music, Miller Music Corp. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1965 winner)
2:20
3Up and at It
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
percussion:
Ray Barretto and Bobby Rosengarden
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recording of:
Up and at It
composer:
Wes Montgomery
publisher:
Taggie Music Co. (publisher) (in 1988)
4:16
4Once I Loved
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
arranger:
Johnny Pate
instrumental cover recording of:
Once I Loved
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Ray Gilbert
publisher:
Corcovado Music Corp. and Ipanema Music Corp.
translated version of:
O amor em paz
4:47
5Milestones
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1966-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1966-09-23)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1966-09-23)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1966-09-23)
trombone:
Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1966-09-23)
arranger:
Johnny Pate (on 1966-09-23)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (on 1966-09-23)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:11
6Movin' Wes, Part 1
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
piano:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist), Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson and Chauncey Welsch
trumpet:
Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) and Snooky Young
recording of:
Movin' Wes, part 1
composer:
Wes Montgomery
3:32
7Tequila
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)
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)
instrumental cover recording of:
Tequila (on 1966-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Flores (Daniel Flores)
3:23
8Watch What Happens
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
flute:
George Marge, Romeo Penque, Joe Soldo and Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
harp:
Margaret Ross (harp)
horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn)
percussion:
Ray Barretto, Jan Jennings and Joe Wohletz
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
saxophone:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
instrumental cover recording of:
Watch What Happens
lyricist:
Jacques Demy
composer:
Michel Legrand
translator:
Norman Gimbel
translated version of:
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg: Récit de Cassard
2:46
9Bumpin'
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1965-05-20)
bongos and congas:
Candido Camero (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1965-05-20)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1965-05-20)
cello and violin:
George Ricci (on 1965-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Hélcio Milito (on 1965-05-20) and Grady Tate (on 1965-05-20)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1965-05-20)
harp:
Margaret Ross (harp) (on 1965-05-20)
piano:
Roger Kellaway (on 1965-05-20)
viola:
Harold Coletta (on 1965-05-20)
violin:
Paul Gershman (on 1965-05-20), Harry Lookofsky (on 1965-05-20) and Gene Orloff (on 1965-05-20)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-05-20)
recording of:
Bumpin' (on 1965-05-20)
composer:
Wes Montgomery
6:52
10Impressions
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1965-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1965-09-17)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1965-09-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1965-09-17)
recorded at:
The Half Note in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-09-17)
cover recording of:
Impressions (on 1965-09-17)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
5:06
11Goin' Out of My Head
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1965-11-20)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-11-20) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1965-11-20)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1965-11-20)
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (on 1965-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1965-11-20)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Wes Montgomery (on 1965-11-20)
flute and piccolo:
Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-11-20)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1965-11-20) and Roger Kellaway (on 1965-11-20)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (on 1965-11-20), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1965-11-20) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-11-20)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (on 1964-11-20), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1964-11-20), Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1965-11-20) and Ernie Royal (on 1965-11-20)
woodwind:
Jerome Richardson (on 1964-11-20)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1964-11-20)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-11-20)
instrumental cover recording of:
Goin’ Out of My Head (on 1964-11-20)
lyricist:
Bobby Weinstein (US songwriter)
composer:
Teddy Randazzo
publisher:
E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Vogue Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (in 1964)
42:15
12Sunny
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1966-09-16)
clarinet and saxophone:
Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute) (on 1966-09-16)
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1966-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1966-09-16)
flute and saxophone:
Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player) (on 1966-09-16)
guitar:
Al Casamenti, Bucky Pizzarelli and Wes Montgomery (on 1966-09-16)
horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
saxophone:
Walter Kane (US woodwind player)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (on 1966-09-16)
trumpet:
Jimmy Nottingham, Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-09-16) and Bernie Glow (on 1966-09-16)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-09-16)
instrumental cover recording of:
Sunny (on 1966-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
4:06
13A Day in the Life
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
flute:
George Marge, Romeo Penque, Joe Soldo and Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
harp:
Margaret Ross (harp)
horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn)
percussion:
Ray Barretto, Jan Jennings and Joe Wohletz
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
saxophone:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
instrumental cover recording of:
A Day in the Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
5:55
14Down Here on the Ground
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
percussion:
Ray Barretto and Bobby Rosengarden
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri
arranger:
Don Sebesky
instrumental cover recording of:
Down Here on the Ground (from “Cool Hand Luke”)
lyricist:
Gale Garnett (New Zealand area-born singer, writer & actress)
composer:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:48
15Twisted Blues
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
arranger:
Johnny Pate
recording of:
Twisted Blues
composer:
Wes Montgomery
4:17
16Road Song
guitar:
Wes Montgomery
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recording of:
Road Song
composer:
John L. "Wes" Montgomery
publisher:
Taggie Music Co. (publisher)
3:51

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ASIN:US: B00004TWRQ [info]