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