Wes Montgomery, "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" Vinyl VG/VG MONO

$

90

Wes Montgomery's much heralded 1960 U.S. release in Mono, VERY rare! Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. Previous owner was an audiophile who played exclusively on high-grade equipment.
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Riverside ?– RLP 12-320 Genre: Jazz/Hard Bop Condition: Vinyl/VG, Sleeve/VG (Small tear on upper right side of sleeve cover, tape on bottom left back cover, see photos)

• Variation features "Bill Grauer Productions Inc." at bottom of label, Blue print on the word "Riverside" on cover.

"Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:26

"D-Natural Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:23

"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:44

"Four on Six" (Montgomery) – 6:15

Side B

"West Coast Blues" (Montgomery, Granville Sascha Burland) – 7:26

"In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 4:53

"Mr. Walker (Renie)" (Montgomery) – 4:33

"Gone With the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) – 6:24

From Wikipedia:

"The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Most of its tracks exemplify two of Montgomery's distinguishing techniques: "thumb picking" and the use of octaves.

In 2017, the album was selected for the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."

The album is considered by many fans and critics to be the pinnacle of Montgomery's recorded studio work. The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection", calling it "probably the best Montgomery record currently available".

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Michael G. Nastos praised the album, writing: "Setting him apart from the rest, this recording established Montgomery as the most formidable modern guitarist of the era, and eventually its most influential...Montgomery is clearly talented beyond convention, consistently brilliant, and indeed incredible in the company of his sidemen, and this recording—an essential addition to every jazz guitarist fan's collection—put him on the map."

Of the 1987 CD reissue, critic Chris May of All About Jazz wrote: "The Incredible Jazz Guitar burst onto the US scene in 1960 like a benign hurricane, and it still sounds like a gale almost 50 years later... Montgomery—empathetically accompanied by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Percy Heath (then riding high with the Modern Jazz Quartet), and drummer Albert Heath—makes the guitar sound like it never had before. It has sounded similar since, of course, thanks to the legion of Montgomery-influenced players, but rarely so close to perfection.... The Incredible Jazz Guitar endures, and will continue to do so.""

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