Description:Recorded live in performance, this 1962 recording particularly benefits from Riverside's state-of-the-art remastering. Musical nuances come through with clarity, and the sense of being in the midst of the highly appreciative audience is heightened. Wes Montgomery was first and foremost a live player, able to build long, sinewy solos, Recorded live in performance, this 1962 recording particularly benefits from Riverside's state-of-the-art remastering. Musical nuances come through with clarity, and the sense of being in the midst of the highly appreciative audience is heightened. Wes Montgomery was first and foremost a live player, able to build long, sinewy solos, giving justification to the concept of "stretching out." And the excitement only builds when tenorist Johnny Griffin jumps in. Fiery and articulate, Griffin was at the top of his game as his excellent solos on Montgomery's "Cariba" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Blue 'n' Boogie" testify. Add the Miles Davis rhythm section of Jimmy Cobb on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and the elegant Wynton Kelly on piano, and you have some truly sparkling live jazz from the classic era. --Wally Shoup... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Riverside Release date : 26 November 2001 EAN: 0025218484428 UPC: 025218484428
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In 1962, Wes Montgomery was known as one of the best guitar players around. His work was still very fresh for changing Jazz music and proving what all you can do with a guitar.
However, from listening to his famous album The Incredible Jazz Guitar, it's known that Wes' pretty much replaced the Sax and Trumpet with his guitar and didn't have any horns on that album. But 2 years later, he began to experiment more with horns added to his music.
Most the tracks on Full House were more 'new' as t"
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Live albums that blow the originals away