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The Alternative Wes Montgomery is a compilation album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963. It is composed of alternate unissued takes for previously issued albums on the Riverside label.

All the tracks are available on the Wes Montgomery compilation CD The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote "... 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

  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

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Paul Chambers – bass (2, 3)
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums (2, 3, 4, 5)
  • Wynton Kelly – piano (2, 3, 7, 8)
  • Johnny Griffin – saxophone (2, 3)
  • Mel Rhyne – organ (4, 5, 6)
  • George Brown – drums (6)
  • Sam Jones – bass (7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums (7, 8)
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone (7, 8)
  • Monk Montgomery – bass (9, 10)
  • Buddy Montgomery – piano (9, 10)
  • Bobby Thomas – drums (9, 10)
  • Louis Hayes – drums (11, 12, 13)
  • James Clay – flute (11, 12, 13)
  • Victor Feldman – piano (11, 12, 13)
  • Milt Hinton – bass (14)
  • Osie Johnson – drums (14)
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar (14)
  • Margaret Rose – harp (14)
  • Dick Hyman – piano (14)
  • Jimmy Jones – string arrangement (14)
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster (14)
  • Phil Bodner – woodwinds (14)

References

  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.
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