Boss Guitar
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Boss Guitar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Wes Montgomery | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | August 22, 1963 at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:58 (Reissue) | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
|
||||
Boss Guitar is the ninth album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963 by Riverside Records.
It has been reissued by Original Jazz Classics with additional alternate takes.[1] All the tracks are available on the Wes Montgomery compilation CD The Complete Riverside Recordings.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Down Beat (Original Lp release) |
[2] |
| All About Jazz | (no rating)[3] |
Allmusic jazz critic Scott Yanow called Boss Guitar "Enjoyable if not essential."[1] and David Rickert, for All About Jazz stated, "Montgomery was always at his best as the sole lead instrument, as this recording will attest."[3]
Track listing
- "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 6:28
- "Besame Mucho" [Alternate take] (Velazquez, Skylar) – 6:24
- "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:49
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:44
- "The Trick Bag" (Wes Montgomery) – 4:25
- "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 5:04
- "Fried Pies" (Montgomery) – 6:42
- "Fried Pies" Alternate take (Montgomery) – 6:35
- "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:08
- "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:39
Personnel
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Melvin Rhyne – organ
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
Production notes:
- Orrin Keepnews – producer
- Ray Fowler – engineer
