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Wes Montgomery
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Grant Green, Pat Martino, George Benson, Russell Malone, Emily Remler, Kenny Burrell, Pat Metheny, Steve Howe, and Jimi Hendrix.
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In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Here's That Rainy Day | 8:31 |
| 'Round Midnight | 9:26 |
The Classic Recordings: 1958 - 1960 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 'Round Midnight | 4:52 |
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams | 4:39 |
| I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You | 5:03 |
| Body And Soul | 7:22 |
The Classic Recordings: 1960-1962 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Heart Stood Still | 6:26 |
| On Green Dolphin Street | 4:27 |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | 6:20 |
| I Wish I Knew | 5:31 |
| Love Walked In | 3:40 |
| The Lamp Is Low | 2:17 |
| Stairway To The Stars | 3:37 |
The Jazz Effect: Wes Montgomery [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Explain | 4:51 |
| I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 5:02 |
| 'Round Midnight | 4:52 |
| Body and Soul | 7:21 |
The Sound of America: The Singles Collection [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goin' Out of My Head | 2:14 |
| California Dreaming | 3:08 |
Eight Classic Albums [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Round Midnight | 4:52 |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 4:41 |
| I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You | 5:02 |
| Body & Soul | 7:21 |
| I Wish I Knew | 5:28 |
| Love Walked In | 2:11 |
| The Lamp Is Low | 2:14 |
Jazz Masters, Vol. Two [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 4:41 |
| I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 5:02 |
| Body and Soul | 7:21 |
Movin': The Complete Verve Recordings [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Caravan | 2:39 |
| People | 4:23 |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | 2:19 |
| Here's That Rainy Day | 5:00 |
| Musty | 4:22 |
| My One and Only Love [*] | 4:09 |
| My One and Only Love | 4:09 |
| No Blues | 12:56 |
| If You Could See Me Now | 8:27 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon [*] | 5:30 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon | 5:30 |
| Misty | 6:58 |
| Goin' Out of My Head | 2:14 |
| Golden Earrings | 5:18 |
| Tequila | 3:23 |
| The Big Hurt | 4:34 |
| Tequila [Alternate Take] [Alternate Take][*] | 2:40 |
| California Dreaming | 3:09 |
| Oh You Crazy Moon | 3:44 |
| Sunny | 4:04 |
| Sunny [Alternate Take] [Alternate Take] | 3:09 |
| Sunny [Alternate Take] | 3:10 |
| 'Round Midnight [*] | 7:19 |
Three Classic Albums Plus: The Wes Montogomery Trio/Montgomeryland/The Incredible Jazz [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| ‘Round Midnight | |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | |
| I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You [From Movin’ Along] | |
| Body and Soul [From Movin’ Along] |
Plays the Hits: Great Songs/Great Performances [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goin' Out of My Head | 2:14 |
| Tequila | 3:21 |
| California Dreaming | 3:07 |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | 2:53 |
| Sunny | 3:59 |
Plays for Lovers [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| (I Don't Stand A) Ghost of a Chance with You | 5:04 |
| Stairway to the Stars | 3:39 |
| For All We Know | 4:33 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 3:09 |
| I Wish I Knew | 5:30 |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 4:43 |
| All the Way | 2:41 |
Bumpin' on Sunset [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Day in the Life | 5:45 |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | 2:18 |
| Sunny | 4:04 |
| Tequila | 3:21 |
| Caravan | 2:38 |
Live in '65 [DVD] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Here's That Rainy Day [Belgium 1965] | |
| Here's That Rainy Day [England 1965] |
20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Caravan | 2:39 |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | 2:19 |
| Goin' out of My Head | 2:14 |
| Tequila | 3:22 |
| California Dreaming | 3:07 |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | 2:54 |
Riverside Profiles [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 'Round Midnight | 4:56 |
| 'Round Midnight [Album Version] | 4:55 |
| Body and Soul | 7:22 |
| Body and Soul [Take 7] | 7:22 |
| Airegin [*] | 4:27 |
| Airegin [Album Version] | 4:27 |
| My Foolish Heart [Live] | 4:56 |
| Desafinado [*] | 2:29 |
| Desafinado [Album Version] | 2:29 |
Wes Montgomery & the Billy Taylor Trio [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The More I See You | 2:08 |
| Body and Soul | 2:19 |
| Just Friends [*] | 8:59 |
Complete Live at the Half Note [Kelly Wynton Trio with Wes Montgomery] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If You Could See Me Now | 8:20 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon | 5:21 |
Thousand Yen Jazz: Best [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Caravan | |
| California Dreaming | |
| Sunny | |
| Tequila | |
| A Day in the Life | |
| A Shadow of Your Smile |
The Best of Wes Montgomery [Riverside] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Yesterdays | 3:19 |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 4:42 |
| Body and Soul | 7:19 |
| Body and Soul [Take 7] | 7:21 |
| Stairway to the Stars | 3:37 |
| Stairway to the Stars [Take 6] | 3:36 |
Complete Recordings With Lionel Hampton [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Moonglow | 3:19 |
| Rag Mop | 2:53 |
| Everybody's Somebody's Fool | 3:27 |
| I Wish I Knew | 3:08 |
| Where or When | 2:53 |
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Caravan [Live] | 8:32 |
| Here's That Rainy Day [Live] | 7:19 |
| Here's That Rainy Day | 8:12 |
Wes Montgomery's Finest Hour [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Shadow of Your Smile | 2:20 |
| Tequila | 3:23 |
| Goin' Out of My Head | 2:15 |
| Sunny | 4:06 |
| A Day in the Life | 5:55 |
| Down Here on the Ground | 3:47 |
Ultimate Wes Montgomery [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Baby, It's Cold Outside | 5:57 |
| Caravan | 2:39 |
| Tequila | 3:23 |
| 'Round Midnight | 7:22 |
| People | 4:20 |
Body and Soul [Ronnie Scott's Jazz] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Body and Soul | 10:22 |
| I'll Remember April | 10:17 |
| Here's That Rainy Day | 10:53 |
Encores, Vol. 1: Body and Soul [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Body and Soul [Take 4/6 - Alternate] | 7:28 |
| Body and Soul [Take 4/6 - Alternate][Alternate Take] | 7:30 |
Wes Montgomery with Melvin Rhyne [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 'Round Midnight | 4:56 |
| Canadian Sunset | 5:08 |
| For All We Know | 4:32 |
Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Caravan | 2:39 |
| Golden Earrings | 5:16 |
| 'Round Midnight | 7:19 |
| Mellow Mood | 8:41 |
| Portrait of Jenny | 2:45 |
| No Blues | 12:52 |
| If You Could See Me Now | 8:21 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon | 5:19 |
| Misty | 6:40 |
The Girl from Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| How Insensitive | 3:46 |
| Dindi | 2:45 |
Jazz 'Round Midnight: Wes Montgomery [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Golden Earrings | 5:13 |
| 'Round Midnight | 7:17 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon | 5:19 |
| My One and Only Love | 4:05 |
Verve Jazz Masters 14 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goin' Out of My Head | 2:09 |
| My One and Only Love | 4:05 |
| Tequila | 3:20 |
| No Blues | 12:54 |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | 2:17 |
| Caravan | 2:39 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon | 3:41 |
The Complete Riverside Recordings [1992]
Compact Jazz: Wes Montgomery [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| California Dreaming | 3:08 |
| Golden Earrings | 5:17 |
| Sunny | 4:03 |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | 2:12 |
| Tequila | 3:20 |
| Caravan | 2:41 |
| Here's That Rainy Day | 4:58 |
| Goin' Out of My Head | 2:16 |
Greatest Hits [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Say a Little Prayer for You | 3:17 |
| Georgia on My Mind | 2:47 |
| A Day in the Life | 5:46 |
| Down Here on the Ground | 3:39 |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | 2:55 |
| Eleanor Rigby | 3:08 |
Down Here on the Ground [1968]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Georgia on My Mind | 2:46 |
| Down Here on the Ground | 3:42 |
| I Say a Little Prayer for You | 3:18 |
California Dreaming [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| California Dreaming | 3:09 |
| Oh You Crazy Moon | 3:44 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon | 3:45 |
| Sunny (Alternate Take) [Alternate Take] | 3:07 |
| Sunny | 4:04 |
California Dreaming [Bonus Track] [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| California Dreaming | |
| Oh You Crazy Moon | |
| Sunny [Alternate Take] | |
| Sunny |
Tequila [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Big Hurt | 4:34 |
| Big Hurt | 4:33 |
| Tequila [Alternate Take][*] | 2:40 |
| The Big Hurt [Alternate Take][*] | 3:30 |
Bumpin' [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Shadow of Your Smile | 2:17 |
| Here's That Rainy Day | 4:58 |
| Musty | 4:12 |
| My One and Only Love [*] | 4:09 |
| My One and Only Love | 4:07 |
Bumpin' [Japan Bonus Tracks] [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shadow of Your Smile | |
| Here's That Rainy Day | |
| My One and Only Love |
Smokin' at the Half Note [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Blues | 12:59 |
| If You Could See Me Now | 8:24 |
| Portrait of Jennie | 3:28 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon | 5:34 |
Smokin' at the Half Note [Bonus Tracks] [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Blues | 12:56 |
| If You Could See Me Now | 8:27 |
| Portrait of Jennie [*] | 3:27 |
| Oh, You Crazy Moon [*] | 5:31 |
Live at Ronnie Scott's [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Body and Soul | 10:22 |
| I'll Remember April | 10:17 |
| Here's That Rainy Day | 10:53 |
Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| All the Way | 2:39 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 3:08 |
| My Romance | 2:31 |
Pretty Blue [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| All the Way | 2:39 |
| My Romance | 2:30 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 3:08 |
| 'Round Midnight | 4:56 |
| Canadian Sunset | 5:08 |
| Days of Wine and Roses | 3:48 |
| Dreamsville | 3:51 |
| For All We Know | 4:30 |
The Alternative Wes Montgomery [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stairway To the Stars [Take 2] | 3:44 |
| Stairway to the Stars [Take Two][#] | 3:43 |
| Body and Soul [Take 2] | 11:17 |
| Body and Soul [Take Two][#] | 11:17 |
Bags Meets Wes! [1961]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stairway to the Stars [take 6] | 3:40 |
| Stairway to the Stars (Take 3) | 3:40 |
| Stairway to the Stars [Take 2] [take 8][*] | 3:47 |
| Stairway to the Stars (Take 2) | 3:47 |
Bags Meets Wes! [10 Tracks] [1961]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stairway to the Stars [Take 6] | 3:38 |
| Stairway to the Stars [Take 2][*] | 3:46 |
Bags Meets Wes! [Riverside 1st CD Edition] [1961]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stairway to the Stars [take 3] | 3:39 |
| Stairway to the Stars [take 2][*] | 3:47 |
Bags Meets Wes! [Super Audio CD] [1961]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stairway to the Stars [Take 6] | 3:40 |
| Stairway to the Stars [Take 2][*] | 3:47 |
So Much Guitar! [1961]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Wish I Knew | 5:30 |
| On Green Dolphin Street [*] | 4:31 |
| On Green Dolphin Street | 4:31 |
| You Don't Know What Love Is [*] | 6:23 |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | 6:24 |
Movin' Along [1960]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 5:02 |
| Body and Soul [Take 7] | 7:19 |
| Body and Soul | 7:21 |
| Body and Soul [Take 2] | 11:18 |
| Body and Soul [Take 2][*] | 11:17 |
Body and Soul [Candid]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Body and Soul | 10:21 |
| I'll Remember April | 10:17 |
| Here's That Rainy Day | 10:48 |
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