The Wes Montgomery Trio

The Wes Montgomery Trio Artist: Wes Montgomery Trio
Label: Ojc
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 025218603423
EAN: 0025218603423
ASIN: B000000Y21


Release Date: 1991-07-01

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Listmania:

  1. Wes Montgomery: His Best CDs, My Picks, In Order
  2. Important Jazz Recordings
  3. My Favorite Jazz Trio Albums
  4. Rick Stone's Jazz Guitar Desert Island List
  5. The Wonderful World of Wes, Part 1
  6. There's only one Jazz guitarist. Wes Montgomery
  7. Albums that I am listening to as of nov. 2001
  8. Late-night bliss

Tracks:

  1. 'Round Midnight
  2. Yesterdays
  3. The End Of A Love Affair
  4. Whisper Not
  5. Ecaroh
  6. Satin Doll (Take 5)
  7. Satin Doll
  8. Missile Blues (Take 5)
  9. Missile Blues
  10. Too Late Now
  11. Jingles

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Treasure!.......2006-12-27

This is one of my all-time favorite jazz albums and it sets a wonderful mood for either a quiet night alone, or with the one you love. But this is much more than backgroud music! Wes Montgomery's genius shines through on the incredible version of "Round Midnight" and also on "Whisper Not" and "Too Late Now" which will send chills down your spine. This disc is a landmark moment in jazz history that any fan of the genre should own. You won't be sorry!

5 out of 5 stars Inspiring .......2006-06-27

Wes Montgomery's three piece trio consisted of organist Melvin Rhyne and drummer Paul Parker. What defines Wes Montgomery? Is it his octaves, block chords, or his amazing solo's? I think they all fit into the define category. This was my second Wes Montgomery album and I in fact favored The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery over The Wes Montgomery Trio. But dont get me wrong this is def. a Wes Montgomery classic album. From the start of the album you can hear how inspiring Wes Montgomery's playing was on 'Round Midnight, from the soft sounds of Whisper Not. Missle Blues Demonstrates how creative and talented Wes's natural style was. If your a first time listerner to this kind of music and play guitar i would highly recommend listening over the album a couple of times to get alot of beautiful notes you may have missed, if you really want to play some real jazz guitar. Wes's natural style also made him inspiring to many guitar fans such as myself. Jingles is definetly one of my all time favorite songs on The Wes Montgomery Trio. This was Wes's debut album into the jazz world, it was recorded on October 5 and 6 of 1959. You will be inspired after you listen to The Wes Montgomery Trio. Highly Recommended!!!!

4 out of 5 stars 4 stars.......2006-02-08

Quite different from his later big-band recordings. Some of the songs that you may find on Wes' 'BEST OF' collections sound too much like elevator music. Not so with this debut album. A drummer, a organist, and a guitar player; no horn section. Stripped down in the sence of band size but very deep and articulate playing. He shows of his trade mark octave playing, his chord solos (played over the organs rythm chords none the less), and flashy runs across the fret board when needed. A good CD to start with for the guitarist who wants to play jazz.

5 out of 5 stars Not Typical.......2000-12-27

This is not your typical sounding jazz record, so don't be too surprised or turned off when you initially hear it. I've discovered that the music on this one tends to grow on you over time. Of course, this version of "Around Midnight" is one the best ever, but there a lot of other gems here. The other bonus about this record is the clear, crisp sound quality. You feel like you're right next to his amp. If you like jazz guitar this is must have.

4 out of 5 stars Don't Forget this One.......2000-12-04

Wes' second album for Riverside is the celebrated "Incredible Jazz Guitar". This is is first Riverside effort, done in the organ trio format. Don't start with 'Incredible' and forget this one! Some great tracks: 'Round Midnight', 'Yesterdays' and 'Ecaroh'.

If you decide to skip the organ trio format because you think you don't like it, then you miss Mel Rhyne on this one, and on others in the Riverside catalog. You don't want to do that.

Also of interest on this one is a very early version of Wes' own standard, 'Jingles', played much differently than what one hears later in his career. Wes is the best.

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  3. Nexus ~ Gene Harris
  4. Whisper in the Midnight ~ Tim Warfield
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  6. The Wizard Of Oz Suite ~ Phil Wilson
  7. Utopia ~ Stan Getz
  8. Twice Told Tales ~ Louis Belogenis
  9. Loaded ~ Vido Musso, Stan Getz, Kai Winding
  10. Falling With Grace ~ Plunge

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