Movin' Wes is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1964. It reached number 18 on the Billboard jazz albums chart in 1967, his second album to reach the charts after Bumpin'.

Movin' Wes
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedNovember 11, 16, 1964
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
ProducerCreed Taylor
Wes Montgomery chronology
The Alternative Wes Montgomery
(1963)
Movin' Wes
(1964)
Bumpin'
(1965)

History

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Movin' Wes was Montgomery's debut album on the Verve label. Produced by Creed Taylor, the album sold more than 100,000 copies initially; it was Montgomery's biggest seller to this point in his career.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]
Record Mirror     [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote: "Wes Montgomery's debut for Verve, although better from a jazz standpoint than his later A&M releases, is certainly in the same vein. The emphasis is on his tone, his distinctive octaves, and his melody statements."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:39
  2. "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:23
  3. "Movin' Wes, Pt. 1" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:31
  4. "Moça Flor" (Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire) – 3:12
  5. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:52
  6. "Movin' Wes, Pt. 2" (Montgomery) – 2:55
  7. "Senza Fine" (Gino Paoli, Alec Wilder) – 3:28
  8. "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 3:58
  9. "In and Out" (Montgomery) – 2:53
  10. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:40
  11. "West Coast Blues" (Montgomery) – 3:12

Personnel

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Production

Chart positions

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Year Chart Position
1967 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 18

References

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  1. ^ Woodard, Josef (July–August 2005). "Wes Montgomery: The Softer Side of Genius'". JazzTimes.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Movin' Wes > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 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. 1027. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (3 July 1965). "Wes Montgomery: Movin' Wes" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 225. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.