Boss Guitar is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963 by Riverside.[2] It was reissued on the Original Jazz Classics label with alternate takes.[3] All the tracks are available on Wes Montgomery: The Complete Riverside Recordings.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 22, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:58 (Reissue) | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat (Original Lp release) | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
AllMusic jazz critic Scott Yanow described Boss Guitar as "enjoyable if not essential."[3] David Rickert, for All About Jazz, stated: "Montgomery was always at his best as the sole lead instrument, as this recording will attest."[6]
Track listing edit
- "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 6:28
- "Besame Mucho" [Take 2]* (Velazquez, Skylar) – 6:24
- "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:49
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:44
- "The Trick Bag" (Wes Montgomery) – 4:25
- "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 5:04
- "Fried Pies" (Montgomery) – 6:42
- "Fried Pies" [Take 1]* (Montgomery) – 6:35
- "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:08
- "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:39
(*) Alternate takes not on original LP, included in CD reissue in 1989.
Personnel edit
Production notes:
- Orrin Keepnews – producer
- Ray Fowler – engineer
References edit
- ^ "Billboard". August 10, 1963.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 485.
- ^ a b c Nastos, Michael G. "Boss Guitar > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ DownBeat:September 12, 1963 Vol. 30, No.25
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Richert, David. "Boss Guitar > Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved December 18, 2010.