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Wes Montgomery - A Day in the Life (1967/2011) [Hard Bop]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Wes Montgomery - A Day in the Life (1967/2011) [Hard Bop]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artist: Wes Montgomery
Album: A Day in the Life
Genre: Hard Bop
Label: A&M Records / Universal
Released: 1967/2011
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
  1. A Day in the Life (Lennon-McCartney) - 5:48
  2. Watch What Happens (Legrand-Gimbel-Demy) - 2:44
  3. When a Man Loves a Woman (Lewis-Wright) - 2:54
  4. California Nights (Hamlisch-Liebling) - 2:32
  5. Angel (Montgomery) - 2:50
  6. Eleanor Rigby (Lennon-McCartney) - 3:07
  7. Willow Weep for Me (Ronell) - 4:34
  8. Windy (Friedman) - 2:22
  9. Trust in Me (Wever-Schwartz-Ager) - 4:27
  10. The Joker (Newley-Bricusse) - 3:27

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    Personnel:
  • Wes Montgomery - guitar
  • Herbie Hancock - piano
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • Grady Tate - drums
  • Ray Barretto, Jack Jennings, Joe Wohletz - percussion
  • Ray Alonge - French Horn
  • Phil Bodner - woodwinds
  • Julius Brand, Peter Buonconsigilio, Mac Ceppos, Lewis Eley, Harry Glickman, Harry Katzman, Leo Krucczek, Sylvan Shulman, Gene Orloff, Tosha Samaroff, Jack Zayde, Harry Urbont - violins
  • Harold Coletta, Emanuel Vardi - violas
  • George Marge, Joe Soldo, Romeo Penque - flutes
  • Margaret Ross - harp
  • Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken - cellos
  • Stanley Webb - flute, woodwinds
  • Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor

By the time Wes Montgomery recorded this album (his debut for A&M), he was a major name in the pop world. Montgomery's melodic renditions of current pop hits caught on and were played regularly on Top 40 radio. In most cases the guitarist did little more than play the melody, using his distinctive octaves, and it was enough to make him saleable. Of his three A&M recordings, A Day in the Life (the first one) was by far the best and, although the jazz content is almost nil, the results are pleasing as background music. "Windy" was a bit of a hit; the other selections (which find Montgomery backed by muzaky strings arranged by Don Sebesky) include "Watch What Happens," "California Nights," "Eleanor Rigby" and the title cut.
Review by Scott Yanow

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