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.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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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 edit
- "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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "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.