Guitar on the Go
1966 studio album by Wes Montgomery
Guitar on the Go | ||||
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Studio album by Wes Montgomery | ||||
Released | October 1966[1] | |||
Recorded | 1959–1963 | |||
Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:21 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Guitar on the Go is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery that released in 1966. It includes tracks recorded in 1959 and October and November 1963. The album was Montgomery's last for Riverside before signing with Verve.[2]
Guitar on the Go was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with an additional take of "The Way You Look Tonight" and the bonus track "Unidentified Solo Guitar".[3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Jazz critic Scott Yanow called the release "a worthy if not essential addition to Wes Montgomery's discography" and, due to his later change of style to a more pop-oriented approach, "the end of an era."[2]
Track listing
- "The Way You Look Tonight" [Alternate take] (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 5:48
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Fields) – 9:08
- "Dreamsville" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 3:48
- "Geno" (Wes Montgomery) – 2:53
- "Missile Blues" (Montgomery) – 5:57
- "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:29
- "Fried Pies" (Montgomery) – 6:41
- "Mi Cosa (Take 1)" (Montgomery) – 3:37
Personnel
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Melvin Rhyne – organ
- George Brown – drums (1-4, 6)
- Jimmy Cobb – drums (7)
- Paul Parker – drums (5)
Production notes:
- Orrin Keepnews – producer
References
- ^ "Billboard". November 5, 1966.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Guitar on the Go > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ Jazz Discography entry for Wes Montgomery. Retrieved November 2009.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Jazz Discography
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- Groove Yard (1961)
- George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (1961)
- The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961)
- Fingerpickin' (1958)
- The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)
- The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
- Movin' Along (1960)
- SO Much Guitar! (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Full House (1962)
- Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)
- Boss Guitar (1963)
- Portrait of Wes (1963)
- Guitar on the Go (1963)
- The Alternative Wes Montgomery (1963)
- Movin' Wes (1964)
- Bumpin' (1965)
- Smokin' at the Half Note (1965)
- Goin' out of My Head (1965)
- Body and Soul (Live at Ronnie Scott's Club) (1965)
- California Dreaming (1966)
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966)
- Tequila (1966)
- A Day in the Life (1967)
- Down Here on the Ground (1968)
- Road Song (1968)
- Willow Weep for Me (1969)
- The Complete Riverside Recordings (1992)
- One Night in Indy (2015)
- It's Never Too Late (1969)
- Bass Odyssey (1971)
- Reality (1974)
- Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (1975)
- This Rather Than That (1969)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (1991)
- The King and I (1957)
- Kismet (1958)
- Flower Drum Song (1958)
- Ballads and Blues (1959)