Recorded live in performance, this 1962 recording is evidence that Wes Montgomery was first and foremost a live player, able to build long, sinewy solos, giving justification to the concept of "stretching out." And the excitement only builds when tenorist Johnny Griffin jumps in. Fiery and articulate, Griffin was at the top of his game as his excellent solos on Montgomery's "Cariba" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Blue 'n' Boogie" testify. Add the Miles Davis rhythm section of Jimmy Cobb on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and the elegant Wynton Kelly on piano, and you have some truly sparkling live jazz from the classic era. --Wally Shoup
Full House,Wes Montgomery,Le Jazz (UK)
Jazz Music:
- Gerry Mulligan [Import]
- Great Moments [Original recording remastered]
- Groovin' with Diz
- Groovin' with Groove [Import]
- Hidden In Plain Sight
- High Voltage [Import] [Original recording remastered]
- In Scandinavia, Vol. 3 [Live]
- In the Moment
- Jazz Greats
- Jeru [Import]
Jazz Music
The Fan & the Bellows [Import]
Tuba Works by Øystein Baadsvik
Music: Seekers of the Truth: The Complete Piano Music of Geo