The Montgomery Brothers – A Portrait Of Wes Montgomery

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Label:	Pacific Jazz – ST 20137
Series:	Jazz Milestones Series
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Compilation, Stereo , Unipak
Country:	US
Released:	1968
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Easy Listening

Tracklist

A1	A Good Get-Together Alto Saxophone – Pony Poindexter Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Walter Bolden Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Guido Mahoney Vocals, Written-By – Jon Hendricks Alto Saxophone – Pony Poindexter Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Walter Bolden Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Guido Mahoney Vocals, Written-By – Jon Hendricks	2:15
A2	Fingerpickin' Drums – Paul Parker (2) Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Monk Montgomery Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Joe Bradley Vibraphone – Buddy Montgomery Drums – Paul Parker (2) Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Monk Montgomery Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Joe Bradley Vibraphone – Buddy Montgomery	2:30
A3	Leila Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land	3:25
A4	Bock To Bock Drums – Paul Parker (2) Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Monk Montgomery Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Joe Bradley Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard Vibraphone, Written-By – Buddy Montgomery Drums – Paul Parker (2) Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Monk Montgomery Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Joe Bradley Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard Vibraphone, Written-By – Buddy Montgomery	7:05
B1	Far Wes Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land	4:00
B2	Old Folks Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land Written-By – Willard Robinson* Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land Written-By – Willard Robinson*	3:38
B3	Montgomeryland Funk Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Tony Bazley Guitar, Written-By – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land	4:15
B4	Falling In Love With Love Alto Saxophone – Pony Poindexter Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Louis Hayes Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Written-By – Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart* Alto Saxophone – Pony Poindexter Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Louis Hayes Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Written-By – Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart*	4:50
B5	Summertime Alto Saxophone – Pony Poindexter Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Louis Hayes Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Written-By – George Gershwin Alto Saxophone – Pony Poindexter Bass – Monk Montgomery Drums – Louis Hayes Guitar – Wes Montgomery Piano – Buddy Montgomery Written-By – George Gershwin	3:40

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Liberty Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Liberty Records, Inc.
Published By – Hendricks Music Inc.
Published By – West Coast Music Pub. Co.
Published By – Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Music
Published By – Remick Music Corp.
Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc.
Published By – Gershwin Publishing Corp.
Mastered At – Customatrix
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

Arranged By [Strings And Horns By] – Gerald Wilson
Art Direction – Woody Woodward
Design – Gabor Halmos
Illustration – Jim Maxwell (3)
Liner Notes – John William Hardy
Producer – Richard Bock

Notes

Label has smaller "stereo" than other versions.
Packaged in Unipak-cover. Unipak-Pat.Pending printed on the inside spine.

Center label variation: Side marker 1/2 printed below the catalog number.
"Visual Sound Stereo" logo printed with "wide and flat" style.

Jacket uses "World Pacific Jazz" logo and center labels use "Pacific Jazz" logo. Jacket catalog number is "ST-20137" and labels use "ST 20137" without hyphen.

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Public performance clearance - ASCAP

A1: Hendricks Music, Inc.
A2: West Coast Music Publ. Co.
A3: West Coast Music Publ. Co.
A4: West Coast Music Publ. Co.
B1: West Coast Music Publ. Co.
B2: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (Remick)
B3: West Coast Music Publ. Co.
B4: Chappell & Co., Inc.
B5: Gershwin Publ. Corp.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): ST-20137-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ST-20137-2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	A Portrait Of Wes Montgomery (LP, Compilation)	World Pacific Jazz	ST-20137	US	1968
New Submission	A Portrait Of Wes Montgomery (LP, Compilation, Mono)	Liberty	LBL 83178	UK	1968
New Submission	A Portrait Of Wes Montgomery (LP, Compilation, Stereo)	Liberty	LBS 83178	UK	1968
Recently Edited	A Portrait Of Wes Montgomery (LP, Compilation, Stereo, Unipak)	Pacific Jazz	ST-20137, ST 20137	US	1968
New Submission	A Portrait Of Wes Montgomery (LP, Compilation, Stereo)	Liberty	LBS 83178		1968

Reviews

mikeSF_ Mar 6, 2023
Edited 2 years ago

Several compilations were released immediately following Wes' death in '68; this one is a curated set of his early work with The Montgomery Brothers, plus Freddie Hubbard, Harold Land, and one with vocalist John Hendricks. There are horns and/or strings on most of the tracks, added posthumously. This was also done by Verve with the Smokin' at the Half Note sessions. I know, eww, icky. The big band arrangements here are definitely tasty, not corny. Nevertheless, at the core of this release are some great early Wes improvisations, worthy of your collection. His tone is brighter than usual, which allows him to cut through the mix.

Pressing is good, some rumble between tracks, but not a deal breaker. Good EQ in the master.

3 stars. I still prefer the small group recordings without the strings added. There's a great CD compilation from Pacific Jazz, called "Far Wes" grab that instead.

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