TRACK LIST
Wes Montgomery / Early Recordings from 1949-1958 In the Beginning
ウエス・モンゴメリー / アーリー・レコーディングス・フロム1949-1958 イン・ザ・ビギニング
【Disc One】
1. AFTER YOU’VE GONE (H. Creamer?T. Layton) 4:59
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 22, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
2. FASCINATING RHYTHM (I. Gerswin?G. Gershwin) 4:23
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
3. BRAZIL (Ary Barroso) 4:13
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 22, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
4. WHAT IS THERE TO SAY? (V. Duke?E.Y. Harburg) 5:45
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
5. FOUR (Miles Davis) 5:28
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
6. WES’ TUNE (Wes Montgomery) 6:06
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
7. MY HEART STOOD STILL (L. Hart?R. Rodgers) 5:58
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
8. HOW HIGH THE MOON (Mel Lewis) 5:13
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? John Dale, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live November 20, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
9. DJANGO (John Lewis) 5:53 (SideB)
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
10. GOING DOWN TO BIG MARY’S (Titus Turner) 3:26
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? John Dale, bass ? Sonny Johnson, drums Debbie Andrews, vocals
Recorded live November 8, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
11. I SHOULD CARE (Cahn?Stordahl?Weston) 3:25
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? John Dale, bass ? Sonny Johnson, drums Debbie Andrews, vocals
Recorded live November 8, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
12. CARAVAN (J. Tizol?D. Ellington) 4:51
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
13. SIX BRIDGES TO CROSS (J. Chandler?H. Mancini) 2:53
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live August 25, 1956 at the Turf Club, Indianapolis
14. RALPH’S NEW BLUES (Milt Jackson) 7:00
Wes Montgomery, bass ? Jack Coker, piano ? Buddy Montgomery, vibes ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded live September 8, 1956 at the home of Ervena Montgomery, Indianapolis
【Disc Two】
1. SOFT WINDS (Benny Goodman) 11:58
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Melvin Rhyne, piano ? Flip Stewart, bass ? Paul Parker, drums
Recorded live November 22, 1958 at the Missile Lounge, Indianapolis
2. ROBBINS’ NEST (I. Jacquet?C. Thompson) 12:30
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Monk Montgomery, bass ? Richie Crabtree, piano ? Paul Parker, drums
Recorded live November 22, 1958 at the Missile Lounge, Indianapolis
3. A NIGHT IN TUNISIA (D. Gillespie?F. Paparelli) 5:17
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Monk Montgomery, bass ? Richie Crabtree, piano ? Paul Parker, drums
Recorded live November 22, 1958 at the Missile Lounge, Indianapolis
4. LOVE FOR SALE (Cole Porter) 3:53
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded June 15, 1955 at Columbia Studios, NYC
5. LEILA (Wes Montgomery) 2:56
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded June 15, 1955 at Columbia Studios, NYC
6. BLUES (Wes Montgomery) 3:18
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded June 15, 1955 at Columbia Studios, NYC
7. UNDECIDED (Wes Montgomery) 3:07
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded June 15, 1955 at Columbia Studios, NYC
8. FAR WES (Wes Montgomery) 3:18
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Buddy Montgomery, piano ? Monk Montgomery, bass Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Sonny Johnson, drums
Recorded June 15, 1955 at Columbia Studios, NYC
9. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE (Jerome Kern) 12:04
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, tenor sax ? Rest of band unknown
Recorded live in 1957 at C&C Music Lounge, Chicago, IL
10. KING TROTTER (Gene Morris) 2:38 (SideF)
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Roy Johnson, bass ? Douglas Duke, piano ? Gene Morris, tenor sax Earl “Fox” Walker, drums
Recorded 1949 at Spire Records, Fresno, CA
11. CARLENA’S BLUES (Sonny Parker) 2:51
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Roy Johnson, bass ? Douglas Duke, piano ? Gene Morris, tenor sax Earl “Fox” Walker, drums
Recorded in 1949 at Spire Records, Fresno, CA
12. SMOOTH EVENING (Roy Johnson) 2:54
Wes Montgomery, guitar ? Roy Johnson, bass ? Douglas Duke, piano ? Gene Morris, tenor sax Earl “Fox” Walker, drums ? Sonny Parker, vocals
Recorded in 1949 at Spire Records, Fresno, CA
Original recordings produced by QUINCY JONES
Executive Producer for Epic Records: MARVIN HOLTZMAN Original recording engineer: FRANK LAICO