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Wes Montgomery • Road Song

 



Review by Scott Yanow
Wes Montgomery's final record (before his death from a heart attack at age 45) is, as with his two previous A&M releases, pure pop. The great guitarist sticks to simple melody statements (with a lot of octaves thrown in) while backed by Don Sebesky's unimaginative arrangements for an orchestra; commercially the combination was a big success. Unless one really has the desire to hear such songs as "Greensleeves," "Fly Me to the Moon," "Yesterday" and "Scarborough Fair" played perfectly straight, this strictly for-the-money effort can be safely passed by.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/road-song-mw0000653406

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
El último disco de Wes Montgomery (antes de morir de un ataque al corazón a los 45 años) es, como sus dos anteriores lanzamientos en A&M, puro pop. El gran guitarrista se ciñe a melodías sencillas (con muchas octavas de por medio), respaldado por los poco imaginativos arreglos para orquesta de Don Sebesky; comercialmente, la combinación fue un gran éxito. A menos que uno realmente desee escuchar canciones como "Greensleeves", "Fly Me to the Moon", "Yesterday" y "Scarborough Fair" perfectamente interpretadas, se puede pasar por alto este esfuerzo estrictamente económico.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/road-song-mw0000653406

 

 


Tracks:
1 - Road Song  - 3:50
2 - Greensleeves - 2:02
3 - Fly Me To The Moon - 2:50
4 - Yesterday - 3:24
5 - I'll Be Back - 2:30
6 - Scarborough Fair - 4:53
7 - Green Leaves Of Summer - 3:56
8 - Serene - 3:08
9 - Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - 3:06

Credits:
    Bass – Richard Davis (2) (tracks: 1 to 7, 9)
    Bassoon – Wally Kane (tracks: 1-7, 9)
    Bassoon, Recorder – Morris Newman (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9)
    Cello – Alan Shulman (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), Charles McCracken (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), George Ricci (tracks: 1-9)
    Clarinet, English Horn, Flute – Don Ashworth (tracks: 8)
    Clarinet, Oboe – George Marge (tracks: 8)
    Clarinet, Oboe, Recorder – Stan Webb (tracks: 1, 2, 7-9)
    Drums – Ed Shaughnessy (tracks: 1 to 7, 9), Grady Tate (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6)
    Engineer, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Flute – George Marge (tracks: 1, 2, 7-9), Harvey Estrin (tracks: 1-7, 9), Stan Webb (tracks: 8)
    Flute, Recorder – Don Hammond (tracks: 1-7, 9)
    French Horn – Jim Buffington (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9)
    Guitar – Wes Montgomery
    Harpsichord – Eric Leber (tracks: 8), Sivert Johnson Jr. (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9)
    Oboe, Recorder – Don Ashworth (tracks: 1-9)
    Percussion – Jack Jennings (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), Ray Barretto (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9)
    Piano – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1 to 7, 9)
    Piano, Harpsichord – Hank Jones (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6)
    Producer – Creed Taylor
    Recorder – Bernard Krainis (tracks: 1-7, 9), Eric Leber (tracks: 1, 2, 7-9), Harvey Estrin (tracks: 1-7, 9), Shelley Gruskin (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9)
    Trombone – Paul Faulise (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), Wayne Andre (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9)
    Trumpet – Bernie Glow (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), Marvin Stamm (tracks: 1-9)
    Viola – Emanuel Vardi (tracks: 1-9)
    Violin – Bernard Eichen (tracks: 1-9), Charles Libove (tracks: 1-9), Marvin Morgenstern (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), Tosha Samaroff (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9)

Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios:
May 7, 1968: #3 to #6
May 8, 1968: #1, #2, #7, #9
May 9, 1968: #8

Label:    A&M Records – CD 0822
Series:    A&M Records Jazz Series
Country:    US
Released:    1988
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/9415426-Wes-Montgomery-Road-Song






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