Wes Montgomery - Greatest Hits

Wes Montgomery - Greatest Hits Artist: Wes Montgomery
Label: Fontana a&M
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 731454051927
EAN: 0731454051927
ASIN: B000002G57


Release Date: 1996-05-07

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Tracks:

  1. California Nights
  2. Windy
  3. Switchin'
  4. I Say A Little Prayer For You
  5. Yesterday
  6. Pata Pata
  7. Wind Song
  8. Butterfly
  9. Georgia On My Mind
  10. Hello, Young Lovers
  11. Fly Me To The Moon
  12. Road Songs
  13. A Day In The Life
  14. Down Here On The Ground
  15. When A Man Loves A Woman
  16. Eleonor Rigby
  17. Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
  18. Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe)
  19. My Favorite Things
  20. Scarborough Fair (Canticle)

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Wes' "Greatest Hits"? - well, yes, "hits".........2003-07-05

It is nice to see people digging Wes - no matter what the venue. Popular songs made Wes accessable to a larger audience, and it made him some well deserved bread in the process. His style became defined (some might say diluted as well) and, much like with Antonio Carlos Jobim, the style that was boiled down from this genius CREATED the genre now known as "elevator/dentist office music". That said, it doesn't mean his 'greatest hits' is his greatest work. It emphatically is not...in my opinion. If you dig this CD you may or may not dig "Smokin' at the Half Note", or "Boss Guitar". But I'll bet you will, and you owe it to yourself and to Wes to check them out along with his debut LP entitled "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery". All in all, again, I love to see people loving Wes Montgomery under any and all banners - be they 'pop hits' or jazz classics.

3 out of 5 stars Wes' "Greatest Hits"? - well, yes, "hits".........2003-07-05

It is nice to see people digging Wes - no matter what the venue. Popular songs made Wes accessable to a larger audience, and it made him some well deserved bread in the process. His style became defined (some might say diluted as well) and, much like with Antonio Carlos Jobim, the style that was boiled down from this genius CREATED the genre now known as "elevator/dentist office music". That said, it doesn't mean his 'greatest hits' is his greatest work. It emphatically is not...in my opinion. If you dig this CD you may or may not dig "Smokin' at the Half Note", or "Boss Guitar". But I'll bet you will, and you owe it to yourself and to Wes to check them out along with his debut LP entitled "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery". All in all, again, I love to see people loving Wes Montgomery under any and all banners - be they 'pop hits' or jazz classics.

3 out of 5 stars Good, but nowhere close to Wes' best.......2002-12-03

If you're buying this to introduce yourself to Wes' playing, do yourself a favor and pick up Incredible Jazz Guitar, Full House, and Smokin' at the Half Note. These albums are much more exciting, and they give Wes space to strech out while improvising. This greatest hits collection from his time with A&M is more pop-oriented, and, as another reviewer said, much of the material sounds like elevator music. Wes was, IMHO, the greatest jazz guitarist ever, and all of his recordings are worth listening to, but there are better albums to have.

4 out of 5 stars Fat juicy guitar playin'.......2000-07-28

I finally bought this album the other day because after hearing so much from fellow guitar players about Wes' style. I can't believe I haven't picked this up before now! These tracks are mostly pop standards, and while the musicianship is top notch, it makes me hunger to hear his live material, if only to listen to his improvisational skills.

At times it can sound dangerously close to elevator music, but there is little to be done about that. Its tragic that his life was so short, that he couldn't be allowed to go in whatever direction he wanted.

All in all, this is serves me as a great introduction to his work, and will push me into buying more.

5 out of 5 stars Great Jazz Guitar.......1999-12-27

This is an awesome compact disc for fans of jazz guitar. Wes Montgomery is a great guitar player, and is suprisingly not as well known as he should be. This album contains twenty great songs, which makes this album a solid listen all of the way through. If you have heard any of Wes Montgomery's playing, and enjoy it; buy this album.

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