Boss Guitar
1963 studio album by Wes Montgomery
Boss Guitar | ||||
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Studio album by Wes Montgomery | ||||
Released | July 1963[1] | |||
Recorded | April 22, 1963 | |||
Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 52:58 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Boss Guitar is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963 by Riverside.[2] It was reissued on the Original Jazz Classics label with alternate takes.[3] All the tracks are available on Wes Montgomery: The Complete Riverside Recordings.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
DownBeat (Original Lp release) | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
AllMusic jazz critic Scott Yanow described Boss Guitar as "enjoyable if not essential."[3] David Rickert, for All About Jazz, stated: "Montgomery was always at his best as the sole lead instrument, as this recording will attest."[6]
Track listing
- "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 6:28
- "Besame Mucho" [Take 2]* (Velazquez, Skylar) – 6:24
- "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:49
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:44
- "The Trick Bag" (Wes Montgomery) – 4:25
- "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 5:04
- "Fried Pies" (Montgomery) – 6:42
- "Fried Pies" [Take 1]* (Montgomery) – 6:35
- "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:08
- "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:39
(*) Alternate takes not on original LP, included in CD reissue in 1989.
Personnel
Production notes:
- Orrin Keepnews – producer
- Ray Fowler – engineer
References
- ^ "Billboard". August 10, 1963.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 485.
- ^ a b c Nastos, Michael G. "Boss Guitar > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ DownBeat:September 12, 1963 Vol. 30, No.25
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Richert, David. "Boss Guitar > Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
External links
- Jazz Discography
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- Groove Yard (1961)
- George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (1961)
- The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961)
- Fingerpickin' (1958)
- The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)
- The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
- Movin' Along (1960)
- SO Much Guitar! (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Full House (1962)
- Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)
- Boss Guitar (1963)
- Portrait of Wes (1963)
- Guitar on the Go (1963)
- The Alternative Wes Montgomery (1963)
- Movin' Wes (1964)
- Bumpin' (1965)
- Smokin' at the Half Note (1965)
- Goin' out of My Head (1965)
- Body and Soul (Live at Ronnie Scott's Club) (1965)
- California Dreaming (1966)
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966)
- Tequila (1966)
- A Day in the Life (1967)
- Down Here on the Ground (1968)
- Road Song (1968)
- Willow Weep for Me (1969)
- The Complete Riverside Recordings (1992)
- One Night in Indy (2015)
- It's Never Too Late (1969)
- Bass Odyssey (1971)
- Reality (1974)
- Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (1975)
- This Rather Than That (1969)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (1991)
- The King and I (1957)
- Kismet (1958)
- Flower Drum Song (1958)
- Ballads and Blues (1959)