The Alternative Wes Montgomery

The Alternative Wes Montgomery is a compilation album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1982. It contains alternate takes from previous albums for Riverside. All the tracks are available on Wes Montgomery: The Complete Riverside Recordings.

The Alternative Wes Montgomery
Compilation album by
Released1982
RecordedOctober 12, 1960 – November 27, 1963
GenreJazz
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Wes Montgomery chronology
Guitar on the Go
(1963)
The Alternative Wes Montgomery
(1982)
Movin' Wes
(1964)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [2]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote that "the mistakes and flaws (such as they are) are minor on these performances and this CD gives one a good introduction into Montgomery's early recordings."[1]

Track list edit

  1. "Born to be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
  2. "S.O.S." (Wes Montgomery) (Take 2)
  3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) (Take 1)
  4. "Fried Pies" (Montgomery) (Take 1)
  5. "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) (Take 2)
  6. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) (Take 2)
  7. "Stairway to the Stars" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) (Take 2)
  8. "Jingles" (Montgomery) (Take 8)
  9. "Bock to Bock" (Montgomery) (Take 1)
  10. "Doujie" (Take 7)
  11. "Movin’ Along" (Montgomery) (Take 1)
  12. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) (Take 2)
  13. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) (Take 9)
  14. "Tune Up" (With Strings) (Take 2)

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "The Alternative Wes Montgomery > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1028. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.