Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Don Sebesky (conductor, arranger); Jack Jennings (vibraphone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Jimmy Smith (organ); Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Richard Davis (bass); Grady Tate, Jimmy Cobb (drums); Ray Barretto (conga).
Johnny Pate's Orchestra includes: Johnny Pate (conductor, arranger); Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson, Chauncey Welsch (trombone); Bobby Scott (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Grady Tate (drums).
Claus Ogerman's Orchestra includes: Claus Ogerman (conductor, arranger); Bernard Eichen, Arnold Eidus, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff (violin); Abe Kessler, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Harvey Shapiro (cello); Cedar Walton (piano); Grady Tate (drums); Ray Barretto (conga).
Don Sebesky's Orchestra includes: Don Sebesky (conductor, arranger); Stan Webb (alto & baritone saxophones, English horn, clarinet); Ray Beckenstein (alto saxophone, flute, piccolo); Walter Kane (baritone saxophone, clarinet, bassoon); Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Nottingham (trumpet); Wayne Andre, John Messner, Bill Watrous (trombone); James Buffington (French horn); Don Butterfield (tuba); Arnold Eidus, Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, Louis Haber, Julius Held, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malignaggi, Gene Orloff, Sol Shapiro (violin); Harold Coletta, David Schwartz (cello); George Ricci, Charles McCracken (cello); Margaret Ross (harp); Herbie Hancock, Roger Kellaway (piano); Richard Davis, Bob Cranshaw (bass); Grady Tate (drums); Ray Barretto (conga).
Oliver Nelson's Orchestra includes: Oliver Nelson (conductor, arranger); Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet); Phil Woods (alto saxophone, clarinet); Bob Ashton (tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet); Romeo Penque (tenor saxophone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, bassoon); Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Donald Byrd, Danny Moore (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Dick Hixson, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Wayne Andre, Tony Studd (trombone); Jerome Richardson (flute, clarinet); Jimmy Smith (organ); Richard Davis, George Duvivier (bass); Grady Tate (drums); Ray Barretto (conga).
Compilation producer: Aric Lach Morrison.
Principally recorded at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey between 1964 and 1966. Includes liner notes by Bill Milkowski.
whoever the one "dislike" is must not grasp sheer talent, soul, heart, and feel and what a loss that is on their little view of our wonderful world! I would be old or dead now, but I sure would have loved to have been of age (20's-30's) back in these days when music was ALIVE with geniuses like Wes. Wes is the king of guitar.
koaguilds 6 months ago
this guy is totally under rated
levijones79 1 year ago