Wes Montgomery

Artist:  Wes Montgomery
Birth Name:  John Leslie Montgomery
Born:  March 6, 1923.  Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Died:  June 15, 1968 (Aged 45).  Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Crossover Jazz. Hard Bop, Jazz Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Guitar, Bass

Wes Montgomery was an American Jazz Guitarist and considered as one of the major Jazz Guitarists same as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing to others, including George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Howe, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Lee Ritenour, Larry Coryell and Emily Remler.

Title:  Movin' Wes  (1997)
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Crossover Jazz. Hard Bop, Jazz Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Jazz
Label:  Verve Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Caravan  (2:36)
 2.  People  (4:21)
 3.  Movin' Wes  (3:29)
 4.  Moca Flor  (3:10)
 5.  Matchmaker, Matchmaker  (2:50)
 6.  Movin' Wes Part II  (2:52)
 7.  Senza Fine (The Phoenix Love Theme)  (3:25)
 8.  Theodora  (3:55)
 9.  In And Out  (2:51)
10. Born To Be Blue  (3:38)
11. West Coast Blues  (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 Butterfeild:  Tuba
Harvey Phillips:  Tuba
Jerome Richardson:  Flute, Saxophone, Woodwinds

Movin' Wes is the twelth album by Wes Montgomery, originally released in 1964 by Verve, remastered and reissued on June 24, 1997 by Verve Records.  It reached No. 18 on the Billboard Jazz Album Chart in 1967.