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Wes Montgomery

Movin: The Complete Verve Recordings

Disc 1
1. Caravan
2. People
3. Movin’ Wes (Part 1)
4. Moca Flor
5. Matchmaker
6. Movin’ Wes (Part 2)
7. Senza Fine
8. Theodora
9. In And Out
10. Born To Be Blue
11. West Coast Blues
12. Bumpin’
13. Tear It Down
14. A Quiet Thing
15. Con Alma
16. Love Theme from “The Sandpiper” - The Shadow Of Your Smile
17. Mi Cosa
18. Here’s That Rainy Day
19. Musty
20. Just Walkin’
21. My One And Only Love
22. Just Walkin’ (Alternate Take)
Disc 2
1. No Blue
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Unit 7
4. Four On Six
5. What’s New
6. Willow Weep For Me
7. Portrait Of Jennie
8. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
9. Oh, You Crazy Moon
10. Misty
11. Impressions
Disc 3
1. Goin’ Out Of My Head
2. O Morro
3. Boss City
4. Chim Chim Cheree (from Walt Disney’s “Marry Poppins”)
5. Naptown Blues
6. Twisted Blues
7. End Of A Love Affair
8. It Was A Very Good Year
9. Golden Earrings
10. Tequila
11. Little Child (Daddy Dear)
12. What the World Needs Now Is Love
13. The Big Hurt
14. Bumpin’ On Sunset
15. How Insensitive (Insensatez)
16. The Thumb
17. Midnight Mood
18. Wives And Lovers
19. Tequila (Alternate Take)
Disc 4
1. California Dreaming
2. Sun Down
3. Oh You Crazy Moon
4. More, More, Amor
5. Without You
6. Winds Of Barcelona
7. Sunny
8. Green Peppers
9. Mr. Walker
10. South Of The Border
11. Sunny (Alternate Take)
12. Down By the Riverside
13. Night Train
14. James and Wes
15. 13 (Death March)
16. Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Disc 5
1. King of the Road
2. Maybe September
3. O.G.D. (a.k.a. Road Song)
4. Call Me
5. Milestones
6. Mellow Mood
7. ’Round Midnight
8. O.G.D. (a.k.a. Road Song) (Alternate Take)
9. The Big Hurt (Alternate Take)
10. Bumpin’ On Sunset (Alternate Take)
11. Willow Weep For Me (Overdubbed Version)
12. Portrait Of Jennie (Overdubbed Version)
13. Oh, You Crazy Moon (Overdubbed Version)
14. Misty (Overdubbed Version)

Price: $99.98

SITE PRE-SALE DATE: 8/26/2011

SITE SHIP DATE: 9/12/2011

LIMITED EDITION QUANTITY: 7500

A lavish box set celebrating the late Wes Montgomery, Movin’: The Complete Verve Recordings, includes all eight of the legendary guitarist’s Verve albums in one sleek, 5-CD package. Included are Movin’ Wes, Bumpin’, Smokin’ At The Half Note, Goin’ Out Of My Head, Tequila, California Dreaming, and the Jimmy Smith collaborations Wes & Jimmy: The Dynamic Duo and Further Adventures of Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery, as well as rare alternates and session outtakes. Housed in a beautiful 7-3/8” square box—the same as the acclaimed Verve Select packages featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, et al.—Movin’ honors Montgomery's pioneering jazz-crossover performances.

Montgomery made his reputation as a versatile, soulful guitarist, playing supple lines with his thumb, and in 1964 he signed with Verve, where Creed Taylor, a leading light of commercial jazz who previously had created Impulse! Records, produced him. “Though Taylor didn’t consciously set out to turn Montgomery into a jazz-pop avatar," writes Marc Myers in the box set's extensive liner notes, “the guitarist proved that jazz interpretations of radio hits could sound as passionate and as honest as those delivered by any teen idol… the albums in this box set document the ‘Birth of the Mod’—the beginnings of what would become known as jazz-pop fusion.”

Montgomery’s albums feature a variety of smart, savvy covers and originals that use various arrangers, including Johnny Pate, Don Sebesky, Oliver Nelson and Claus Ogerman. “Goin’ Out Of My Head” is one of the covers, a surprisingly rich version of a hit by Little Anthony & the Imperials that hit the pop charts and won a Grammy®. And Montgomery’s amazing guitar playing is epitomized by the classic live-and-studio album Smokin’ At The Half Note, in which he’s backed by the Wynton Kelly Trio. The full set, edited from the original LP release, and the complete paired studio recordings are included in the collection, as well as the overdubbed versions issued by Verve after Montgomery’s unexpected death at age 45.

Liner notes by author Marc Myers tell the terrific story of Montgomery and his jazz-pop ascendance. (Myers also wrote essays for Verve Select releases by Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald.) Enhancing the legacy are quotes from guitarists Pat Metheny, Russell Malone, Mark Whitfield and Derek Trucks, who pay their debt to Montgomery’s trailblazing Verve career. Also included in the package are detailed annotations, rare photographs and faithful reproductions of original album artwork.

Disc 1, tracks 1-11: Movin’ Wes

Disc 1, tracks 12-19: Bumpin’

Disc 1, tracks 20-22: Bonus Tracks

Disc 2, tracks 1-5: Smokin’ At The Half Note

Disc 2, tracks 6-11: Bonus Tracks

Disc 3, tracks 1-9: Goin’ Out Of My Head

Disc 3, tracks 10-17: Tequila

Disc 3, tracks 18 & 19: Bonus Tracks

Disc 4, tracks 1-10: California Dreaming

Disc 4, track 11: Bonus Track

Disc 4, tracks 12-16: Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo

Disc 5, tracks 1-6: Further Adventures of Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery