Wes Montgomery discography
The following is a listing of the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery's original albums.
Discography
Solo
| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Fingerpickin' | Riverside | |
| 1958 | Far Wes | ||
| 1959 | The Wes Montgomery Trio | ||
| 1960 | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery | ||
| Movin' Along | |||
| 1961 | So Much Guitar | ||
| 1962 | Full House | ||
| 1963 | Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings | Strings arranged by Jimmy Jones | |
| Boss Guitar | |||
| Portrait of Wes | |||
| Guitar on the Go | |||
| The Alternative Wes Montgomery | Alternate takes from previously issued Riverside albums | ||
| 1964 | Movin' Wes | Verve | |
| 1965 | Bumpin' | Arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky | |
| Smokin' at the Half Note | Live | ||
| Smokin' Guitar | Live | ||
| Goin' out of My Head | Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson) | ||
| Body And Soul (Live at Ronnie Scott's Club) | Live | ||
| Live in Europe | Live | ||
| Complete Live in Paris | Live | ||
| 1966 | California Dreaming | Arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky | Verve |
| Tequila | Arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman | ||
| 1967 | A Day in the Life | Arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky | A&M |
| 1968 | Down Here on the Ground | ||
| Road Song | |||
| 1969 | Willow Weep for Me | Released posthumously. Unused takes from the 1965 Smokin' at the Half Note session; arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman) | Verve |
| 2012 | Echoes of Indiana Avenue | Live and studio recordings, 1957-58 | Resonance |
| 2015 | One Night in Indy | Live, with the Eddie Higgins Trio | Resonance |
| 2015 | In the Beginning: Early Recordings from 1949-1958 | Live and studio recordings, including some with Buddy and Monk Montgomery | Resonance |
The Montgomery Brothers
| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Almost Forgotten | Columbia | |
| 1957 | The Montgomery Brothers Plus Five Others | World Pacific | |
| 1958 | Montgomeryland | Pacific Jazz | |
| 1961 | Groove Yard | Riverside | |
| George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers | Fantasy | ||
| The Montgomery Brothers | |||
| The Montgomery Brothers in Canada | |||
| Love Walked In | Jazzland | ||
| Wes, Buddy and Monk Montgomery | Pacific Jazz | ||
| 1969 | It's Never Too Late | Chisa | |
Collaborations
| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Bags Meets Wes! | With Milt Jackson | Riverside |
| 1965 | Straight No Chaser | With Clark Terry | |
| 1966 | Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo | With Jimmy Smith | Verve |
| Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes | |||
Selected Compilations
Riverside and Verve Records also released vinyl compilation albums and a number of CD compilations and re-issues. There are scores of vinyl, tape, and CD compilations and reissues by a multitude of companies in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and elsewhere.
| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Yesterdays | Originally part of Boss Guitar and Portrait of Wes | Milestone |
| 1968 | The Best of Vol. 2 | Includes Bumpin' and California Dreamin' | Verve |
| 1975 | Beginnings | 2 x Vinyl LP | Blue Note |
| 1992 | The Complete Riverside Recordings | 12-CD box set | Riverside |
| 1996 | Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz | Verve 529 580-2 (EAN: 0731452958020) | Verve |
As sideman
- Kismet (World Pacific, 1958) with The Mastersounds
- A Good Git-Together (leader: Jon Hendricks) (1959)
- Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners (leader: Cannonball Adderley) (1960)
- West Coast Blues! (leader: Harold Land) (1960)
- Work Song (leader: Nat Adderley) (1960)
External links
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