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Movin' Wes 
Studio album by Wes Montgomery Released 1964 Recorded November 11, 16, 1964 at A&R Studios, New York City Genre Jazz Label Verve Producer Creed Taylor Wes Montgomery chronology The Alternative Wes Montgomery
(1963)Movin' Wes
(1964)Bumpin'
(1965)Movin' Wes is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1964. It reached number 18 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart in 1967, his second album to reach the charts following the success of his later release Bumpin'.
Contents
History
Movin' Wes was Montgomery's debut album on the Verve label. Produced by Creed Taylor, the album sold over 100,000 copies initially, Montgomery's biggest seller to this point in his career.[1]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote "although better from a jazz standpoint than his later A&M releases, is certainly in the same vein. The emphasis is on his tone, his distinctive octaves, and his melody statements."[2]
Track listing
- "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:39
- "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:23
- "Movin' Wes, Pt. 1" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:31
- "Moça Flor" (Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire) – 3:12
- "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:52
- "Movin' Wes, Pt. 2" (Montgomery) – 2:55
- "Senza Fine" (Gino Paoli, Alec Wilder) – 3:28
- "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 3:58
- "In and Out" (Montgomery) – 2:53
- "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:40
- "West Coast Blues" (Montgomery) – 3:12
Personnel
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Willie Bobo – percussion
- Bobby Scott – piano
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Snooky Young – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Quentin Jackson – trombone
- Chauncey Welsch – trombone
- Don Butterfield – tuba
- Harvey Phillips – tuba
- Jerome Richardson – flute, saxophone, woodwinds
Production notes:
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Phil Ramone – engineer
- Johnny Pate – arranger, conductor
Chart positions
Year Chart Position 1967 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 18 References
- ^ Woodard, Josef (July/August 2005). "Wes Montgomery: The Softer Side of Genius'". JazzTimes. http://jazztimes.com/articles/15844-wes-montgomery-the-softer-side-of-genius.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Movin' Wes > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r144222. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
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