Movin' Along Explained

Movin' Along
Type:	studio
Artist:	Wes Montgomery
Cover:	Movin Along Wes Montgomery.jpg
Released:	April 1961^[1]
Recorded:	October 12, 1960
Studio:	United Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	52:51 (Reissue)
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Prev Title:	The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	SO Much Guitar!
Next Year:	1961

Movin' Along is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1960. It was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with two alternate takes. All the tracks are available in the Wes Montgomery compilation CD-set The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow stated: "Wes Montgomery made many of his finest jazz recordings originally for Riverside, and this is an often overlooked gem."

Track listing

1. "Movin' Along" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40
2. "Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) – 4:27
3. "Tune-Up [Alternate take]" (Davis) (*) – 4:39
4. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) – 5:02
5. "Sandu" (Clifford Brown) – 3:23
6. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 7:19
7. "Body and Soul [Alternate take]" (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green) (*) – 11:17
8. "So Do It!" (Montgomery) – 6:05
9. "Says You" (Sam Jones) – 4:59

(*) Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1988

Personnel

• Wes Montgomery – guitar, bass guitar (on tracks 2, 5 & 6)
• James Clay – flute, tenor sax
• Victor Feldman – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Louis Hayes – drums

Production

• Orrin Keepnews – producer

External links

• Jazz Discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. April 24, 1961.