Movin' Wes is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1964. It reached number 18 on the Billboard jazz albums chart in 1967, his second album to reach the charts after Bumpin'.
History Movin' Wes was Montgomery's debut album on the Verve label. Produced by Creed Taylor, the album sold more than 100,000 copies initially; it was Montgomery's biggest seller to this point in his career.
Reception
In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote: "Wes Montgomery's debut for Verve, although better from a jazz standpoint than his later A&M releases, is certainly in the same vein. The emphasis is on his tone, his distinctive octaves, and his melody statements."
Track listing "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:39 "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:23 "Movin' Wes, Pt. 1" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:31 "Moça Flor" (Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire) – 3:12 "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:52 "Movin' Wes, Pt. 2" (Montgomery) – 2:55 "Senza Fine" (Gino Paoli, Alec Wilder) – 3:28 "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 3:58 "In and Out" (Montgomery) – 2:53 "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:40 "West Coast Blues" (Montgomery) – 3:12
Personnel Wes Montgomery – guitar Ernie Royal – trumpet Clark Terry – trumpet Snooky Young – trumpet Jimmy Cleveland – trombone Urbie Green – trombone Quentin Jackson – trombone Chauncey Welsch – trombone Don Butterfield – tuba Harvey Phillips – tuba Jerome Richardson – woodwinds Bobby Scott – piano Bob Cranshaw – bass Grady Tate – drums Willie Bobo – percussion
Production Creed Taylor – producer Rudy Van Gelder – engineer Phil Ramone – engineer Johnny Pate – arranger, conductor
Chart positions YearChartPosition 1967Billboard Top Jazz Albums18
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