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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Fingerpickin'
| name = Fingerpickin'
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = Compilation
| Artist = [[Wes Montgomery]]
| artist = [[Wes Montgomery]]
| cover = Fingerpickin Wes Montgomery.jpg
| Cover =
| Released = 1958
| released = 1996
| Recorded = 1957
| recorded = December 30, 1957; April 1958
| studio = Indianapolis, Indiana; Los Angeles, California
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Length = 56:09 <small>(Reissue)</small>
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=9}}
| Label = [[Pacific Jazz Records|Pacific Jazz]]
| label = [[Pacific Jazz Records|Pacific Jazz]]
| Producer = Dick Bock
| producer = [[Richard Bock (producer)|Richard Bock]]
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id= r237804 |pure_url=yes}} link]
| Last album =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| This album = '''''Fingerpickin'''''' <br /> (1958)
| Next album = ''[[Far Wes]]''<br />(1959)
| next_title = <!--[[Far Wes]]-->
| next_year = <!--1959-->
}}
}}
'''''Fingerpickin' ''''' is an album by the American jazz guitarist [[Wes Montgomery]].


== Background ==
'''''Fingerpickin'''''' is an album by [[United States|American]] [[jazz]] guitarist [[Wes Montgomery|John "Wes" Montgomery]]. It was recorded during a session in Indianapolis on December 30, 1957. From that session 10 songs were released as an album titled ''Have Blues Will Travel''. That album is now known as ''Fingerpickin''.
Most of the album was recorded in Indianapolis on December 30, 1957. From that session, six songs were released as the album ''The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others'' in 1957. The album featured Indianapolis native [[Freddie Hubbard]]'s recording debut. Three songs ("Stranger in Paradise", "Baubles, Bangles and Beads", and "Not Since Nineveh)" were recorded during a session in Los Angeles on April 22, 1958, and appeared on the album ''Kismet'' by The Mastersounds. Montgomery played solos only on these three songs. The Mastersounds was a group that included his brothers [[Buddy Montgomery|Buddy]] and [[Monk Montgomery]]. Wes Montgomery was invited to the session by [[Richard Bock (producer)|Richard Bock]], the album's producer at [[Pacific Jazz Records]]. His composition "Fingerpickin'" appeared on the album.<ref>Ingram, Adrian. ''Wes Montgomery''. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985</ref>


== Reception ==
Wes played in the session with a group called The Mastersounds which included two brothers of his, Buddy and Monk Montgomery. Dick Bock,a producer for Pacific Jazz, was familiar with Wes and invited him to record. Fingerpickin' was a song contributed by Wes and is his only original composition on the album. The recordings were not particularly successful despite the talents of Wes and a young [[Freddie Hubbard]], however, they enhanced Montgomery's reputation especially amongst jazz guitarists. They are the first recordings of a musician who would later be hailed as one of only three real innovators in jazz guitar, as quoted by [[Joe Pass]].
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|title=Fingerpickin'|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fingerpickin-mw0000648315|website=AllMusic|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1026}}</ref>
}}

In a [[AllMusic]] review, music critic [[Scott Yanow]] wrote: "This CD reissues the complete album (which usually has appeared in piecemeal fashion) and finds Wes already quite recognizable. The pretty standard hard bop music... Although this reissue on a whole is not essential, the music is generally enjoyable and the CD will fill some gaps in one's Wes Montgomery collection."<ref name="AM" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"Sound Carrier" ([[Buddy Montgomery]]) 6:57
#"Bud's Beaux Arts" (Buddy Montgomery) 7:33
| all_writing = [[Buddy Montgomery]] except where noted
#"Bock to Bock" (Buddy Montgomery) 10:08
#"[[Billie's Bounce]]" ([[Charlie Parker]]) 4:42
#"Lois Ann" (Buddy Montgomery) 4:45
#"[[All the Things You Are]]" ([[Jerome Kern]]], [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]) 3:59
#"Fingerpickin'" (Wes Montgomery) 2:32
#"[[Stranger in Paradise (song)|Stranger in Paradise]]" ([[Alexander Borodin]], [[George Forrest (author)|George Forrest]], [[Robert Wright (writer)|Robert C. Wright]]) 4:55
#"[[Baubles, Bangles, & Beads]]" (Forrest, Wright) 3:29
#"[[Not Since Nineveh]]" (Forrest, Wright) 7:24


| title1 = Sound Carrier
==Personnel==
| length1 = 6:57
*[[Wes Montgomery]] – guitar
*[[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet
*Waymon Atkinson – saxophone
*Pookie" Johnson – saxophone
*[[Buddy Montgomery]] – vibraphone
*Joe Bradley – piano
*[[Monk Montgomery]] – bass
*Paul Parker – drums


| title2 = Bud's Beaux Arts
==Session information==
| length2 = 7:33
Recorded in Indianapolis Dec 1957 and Los Angeles in April 1958 for Pacific Jazz under the Capitol label (vogue LAE 12156)

| title3 = Bock to Bock
| length3 = 10:08

| title4 = [[Billie's Bounce]]
| note4 = [[Charlie Parker]]
| length4 = 4:42

| title5 = Lois Ann
| length5 = 4:45

| title6 = [[All the Things You Are]]
| note6 = [[Jerome Kern]]/[[Oscar Hammerstein II]]
| length6 = 3:59

| title7 = Fingerpickin'
| note7 = Wes Montgomery
| length7 = 2:32

| title8 = [[Stranger in Paradise (song)|Stranger in Paradise]]
| note8 = [[George Forrest (author)|George Forrest]]/[[Robert Wright (writer)|Robert Wright]]/[[Alexander Borodin]]
| length8 = 4:55

| title9 = [[Baubles, Bangles, & Beads]]
| note9 = Forrest/Wright
| length9 = 3:29

| title10 = [[Not Since Nineveh]]
| note10 = Forrest/Wright
| length10 = 7:24
}}

== Original release ==
''The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others''
# Sound Carrier – 6:55
# Lois Ann – 4:44
# Bud's Beaux Arts – 7:32
# Bock to Bock – 10:08
# All the Things You Are – 3:58
# Billie's Bounce – 4:41

== Personnel ==
* Wes Montgomery – guitar
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet - Tracks 1-4
* Waymon Atkinson – tenor saxophone - Tracks 1-4
* Alonzo Johnson – tenor saxophone - Tracks 1-4
* [[Buddy Montgomery]] – vibraphone - Tracks 1-6, 8-10
* Joe Bradley – piano - Tracks 1-5, 7
* Richard Crabtree – piano - Tracks 8-10
* [[Monk Montgomery]] – electric bass
* Paul Parker – drums - Tracks 1-7
* Benny Barth – drums - Tracks 8-10


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Ingram, Adrian. ''Wes Montgomery''. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985

{{Montgomery Brothers}}
{{Freddie Hubbard}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1957 albums]]
[[Category:1957 debut albums]]
[[Category:Wes Montgomery albums]]
[[Category:Wes Montgomery albums]]
[[Category:Pacific Jazz Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:37, 31 August 2022

Fingerpickin'
Compilation album by
Wes Montgomery
Released1996
RecordedDecember 30, 1957; April 1958
StudioIndianapolis, Indiana; Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length56:09
LabelPacific Jazz
ProducerRichard Bock

Fingerpickin' is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.

Background

[edit]

Most of the album was recorded in Indianapolis on December 30, 1957. From that session, six songs were released as the album The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others in 1957. The album featured Indianapolis native Freddie Hubbard's recording debut. Three songs ("Stranger in Paradise", "Baubles, Bangles and Beads", and "Not Since Nineveh)" were recorded during a session in Los Angeles on April 22, 1958, and appeared on the album Kismet by The Mastersounds. Montgomery played solos only on these three songs. The Mastersounds was a group that included his brothers Buddy and Monk Montgomery. Wes Montgomery was invited to the session by Richard Bock, the album's producer at Pacific Jazz Records. His composition "Fingerpickin'" appeared on the album.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

In a AllMusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote: "This CD reissues the complete album (which usually has appeared in piecemeal fashion) and finds Wes already quite recognizable. The pretty standard hard bop music... Although this reissue on a whole is not essential, the music is generally enjoyable and the CD will fill some gaps in one's Wes Montgomery collection."[2]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Buddy Montgomery except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Sound Carrier"6:57
2."Bud's Beaux Arts"7:33
3."Bock to Bock"10:08
4."Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker)4:42
5."Lois Ann"4:45
6."All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II)3:59
7."Fingerpickin'" (Wes Montgomery)2:32
8."Stranger in Paradise" (George Forrest/Robert Wright/Alexander Borodin)4:55
9."Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Forrest/Wright)3:29
10."Not Since Nineveh" (Forrest/Wright)7:24

Original release

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The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others

  1. Sound Carrier – 6:55
  2. Lois Ann – 4:44
  3. Bud's Beaux Arts – 7:32
  4. Bock to Bock – 10:08
  5. All the Things You Are – 3:58
  6. Billie's Bounce – 4:41

Personnel

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  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet - Tracks 1-4
  • Waymon Atkinson – tenor saxophone - Tracks 1-4
  • Alonzo Johnson – tenor saxophone - Tracks 1-4
  • Buddy Montgomery – vibraphone - Tracks 1-6, 8-10
  • Joe Bradley – piano - Tracks 1-5, 7
  • Richard Crabtree – piano - Tracks 8-10
  • Monk Montgomery – electric bass
  • Paul Parker – drums - Tracks 1-7
  • Benny Barth – drums - Tracks 8-10

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ingram, Adrian. Wes Montgomery. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985
  2. ^ a b "Fingerpickin'". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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