Full House (Wes Montgomery Album)
''Full House'' is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1962. History The performance was recorded live at Tsubo in Berkeley, California, on June 25, 1962. The session featured a quintet that included Wynton Kelly on piano, Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums. The album was released on the Riverside Records label. A 1987 CD reissue in the Original Jazz Classics series was followed by a later reissue in 2007 featuring additional bonus tracks. Track listing Original issue # "Full House" (Wes Montgomery) – 9:14 # " I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" ( Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:18 # "Blue 'n' Boogie" ( Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 9:31 # "Cariba" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:35 # "Come Rain or Come Shine" ( Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) – 6:49 # "S.O.S." (Montgomery) – 4:57 1987 CD #"Full House" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:16 #"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Lerner, Loewe) - 3:29 #"Blue 'N' ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Wes Montgomery
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.) and with organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented towards hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. Biography Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to NPR, the nickname "Wes" was a child's abbreviation of his middle name, Leslie. The family was large, and the parents split up early in the lives of the children. Montgomery and his brothers moved to Columbus, Ohio, with their father and attended Champion High School. His older brother Monk dr ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]