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Portrait of Wes

Portrait of Wes is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1966.

Portrait of Wes
Studio album by
Wes Montgomery
ReleasedMarch 1966[1]
RecordedOctober 10, 1963
StudioPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:31 (Reissue)
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Wes Montgomery chronology
Boss Guitar
(1963) 		Portrait of Wes
(1966) 		Guitar on the Go
(1963)

History edit

Portrait of Wes was Montgomery's second to last recording for Riverside Records; his performances in October and November 1963 were issued as two albums, Portrait of Wes and Guitar on the Go. Montgomery, who had worked with Melvin Rhyne for his first recordings for Riverside, worked with him again for his last Riverside performance.[2] Portrait of Wes was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series, with additional alternate takes.

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

AllMusic jazz critic Scott Yanow wrote: "The brilliant guitarist is in fine form on these appealing tunes with the highlights including 'Freddie the Freeloader,' 'Blues Riff' and 'Moanin'.'"[2]

Track listing edit

Original issue by Riverside edit

Side 1:

  1. "Freddie the Freeloader" (Miles Davis) – 5:14
  2. "Lolita" (Barry Harris) – 6:32
  3. "Movin' Along" (Wes Montgomery) – 6:16

Side 2:

  1. "Dangerous" (Montgomery) – 7:03
  2. "Yesterday's Child" (Charles DeForest) – 4:14
  3. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 5:48

Original Jazz Classics reissue edit

  1. "Freddie Freeloader" (Miles Davis) – 5:16
  2. "Lolita" (Barry Harris) – 6:36
  3. "Blues Riff" (Wes Montgomery) – 6:18
  4. "Blues Riff" [Alternate take] (Wes Montgomery) – 8:14
  5. "Dangerous" (Wes Montgomery) – 7:03
  6. "Yesterday's Child" (Charles DeForest) – 4:14
  7. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 5:48
  8. "Moanin'" [Alternate take] (Timmons) – 4:35

Personnel edit

Production

  • Orrin Keepnews – producer
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Sam Alexander – album design
  • Carl Grassini – cover painting

References edit

  1. ^ "Billboard". March 26, 1966.
  2. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Portrait of Wes > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External links edit

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