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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Goin' Out of My Head
| name = Goin' Out of My Head
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Wes Montgomery]]
| artist = [[Wes Montgomery]]
| Cover = Goin Out of My Head Wes Montgomery.jpg
| cover = Goin Out of My Head Wes Montgomery.jpg
| released = February 1966<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BikEAAAAMBAJ&dq=wes+montgomery+goin%27+out+of+my+head&pg=RA1-PA36|title=Billboard|date=February 5, 1966}}</ref>
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| Released =1966
| Recorded = November 20 and December 7, 8 & 22, 1965
| recorded = November 20 and December 7, 8 & 22, 1965
| Studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey]]
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| Length = 35:40
| length = 35:40
| Label = [[Verve Records|Verve]]
| label = [[Verve Records|Verve]]
| Producer = [[Creed Taylor]]
| producer = [[Creed Taylor]]
| Last album = ''[[Smokin' Guitar]]'' <br />(1965)
| prev_title = Smokin' Guitar
| prev_year = 1965
| This album = '''''Goin' Out of My Head'''''<br />(1965)
| Next album =''[[California Dreaming (Wes Montgomery album)|California Dreaming]]''<br />(1966)
| next_title = [[California Dreaming (Wes Montgomery album)|California Dreaming]]
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| next_year = 1966
}}
}}


'''''Goin' Out of My Head''''' is the fifteenth album by [[United States|American]] [[jazz]] guitarist [[Wes Montgomery]], arranged and conducted by [[Oliver Nelson]], it was released in 1966. It reached number 7 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] chart. At the [[9th Grammy Awards]] ''Goin' Out of My Head'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group]].
'''''Goin' Out of My Head''''' is an album by American [[jazz]] guitarist [[Wes Montgomery]] that was released in 1966. It reached No. 7 on the ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' magazine [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] chart. At the [[9th Grammy Awards]] ''Goin' Out of My Head'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group]].


==History==
==History==
''Goin' Out of My Head'' was Montgomery's first album with sales reaching near one million. It was producer [[Creed Taylor]]'s idea that Montgomery should do a [[Cover version|cover]] of the title song, a 1964 hit by [[Little Anthony and the Imperials]]. At the time Taylor brought the song to Montgomery, he was playing at the [[Half Note Club]] in [[New York City]] with the [[Wynton Kelly]] Trio—sessions that appeared on his acclaimed 1965 release ''[[Smokin' at the Half Note]]''. Taylor said in a later interview: "If you take away the R&B performance and just look at that song, it's an absolutely marvelous song to improvise on. For that time, it had sophisticated changes and the whole structure was great. I was thinking, 'This would be perfect for Wes Montgomery. But how am I going to overcome the fact that here's Wes and his background? He'd be about the last person to listen to Little Anthony and the Imperials.'" <ref name="JT">{{cite journal |last=Woodard |first=Josef |title=Wes Montgomery: The Softer Side of Genius' |journal=[[JazzTimes]] |issue= |url= http://jazztimes.com/articles/15844-wes-montgomery-the-softer-side-of-genius |date=July–August 2005 |page=}}</ref>
''Goin' Out of My Head'' was Montgomery's first album with sales reaching near one million. It was producer [[Creed Taylor]]'s idea that Montgomery should do a [[Cover version|cover]] of the title song, a 1964 hit by [[Little Anthony and the Imperials]]. At the time Taylor brought the song to Montgomery, he was playing at the [[Half Note Club]] in [[New York City]] with the [[Wynton Kelly]] Trio—sessions that appeared on the guitarist's 1965 release ''[[Smokin' at the Half Note]]''. Taylor said in a later interview: "If you take away the R&B performance and just look at that song, it's an absolutely marvelous song to improvise on. For that time, it had sophisticated changes and the whole structure was great. I was thinking, 'This would be perfect for Wes Montgomery. But how am I going to overcome the fact that here's Wes and his background? He'd be about the last person to listen to Little Anthony and the Imperials.'" <ref name="JT">{{cite journal |last=Woodard |first=Josef |title=Wes Montgomery: The Softer Side of Genius' |journal=[[JazzTimes]] |url= http://jazztimes.com/articles/15844-wes-montgomery-the-softer-side-of-genius |date=July–August 2005 }}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[[Down Beat]]: April 21, 1966 Vol. 33, No. 8</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[[Down Beat]]: April 21, 1966 Vol. 33, No. 8</ref>
| rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Scott |last= Yanow |title= ''Goin' Out of My Head'' > Review |url= {{Allmusic|class=album|id= r144213 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate= December 17, 2010}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Scott |last= Yanow |title= ''Goin' Out of My Head'' > Review |url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id= r144213 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |access-date= December 17, 2010}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev3Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name=RSJRG> {{Cite book
| rev3Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
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}}</ref>
}}</ref>
}}
}}
In his [[Allmusic]] review, music critic [[Scott Yanow]] called the album "...little more than a pleasant melody statement... Recordings like this one disheartened the jazz world but made him a household name and a staple on AM radio. Heard three decades later, the recording is at its best when serving as innocuous background music."<ref name="AM" />
In his [[Allmusic]] review, critic [[Scott Yanow]] described Montgomery's album as "little more than a pleasant melody statement... Recordings like this one disheartened the jazz world but made him a household name and a staple on AM radio. Heard three decades later, the recording is at its best when serving as innocuous background music."<ref name="AM" />


Jazz writer Josef Woodard called the release "Commercial firepower and Grammy-winning accessibility notwithstanding, it's a classic big-band album, with smart charts by Nelson and stolen moments of Montgomery's guitar grandeur and romantic truth scattered throughout. The title track that made so much commercial and critical noise is all of 2:12 in duration, but the album also features plenty of jazz fiber..."<ref name="JT" />
Jazz writer Josef Woodard called the release: "Commercial firepower and Grammy-winning accessibility notwithstanding, it's a classic big-band album, with smart charts by Nelson and stolen moments of Montgomery's guitar grandeur and romantic truth scattered throughout. The title track that made so much commercial and critical noise is all of 2:12 in duration, but the album also features plenty of jazz fiber."<ref name="JT" />


At the [[9th Grammy Awards]] ''Goin' Out of My Head'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group]].
At the [[9th Grammy Awards]] ''Goin' Out of My Head'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group]].
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Wes Montgomery]] – guitar
*[[Wes Montgomery]] – [[Gibson L-5|guitar]]
*[[Phil Woods]] – alto sax and clarinet
*[[Phil Woods]] – [[alto saxophone]] and [[clarinet]]
*Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute and piccolo
*[[Jerry Dodgion]] – alto saxophone, clarinet, [[Western concert flute|flute]] and [[piccolo]]
*Bob Ashton – tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute
*Bob Ashton – [[tenor saxophone]], clarinet and flute
*Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, English horn, oboe and piccolo
*Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, [[English horn]], [[oboe]] and piccolo
*Danny Bank – baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute and bass clarinet
*Danny Bank – [[baritone saxophone]], flute, [[alto flute]] and [[bass clarinet]]
*[[Ernie Royal]] – trumpet
*[[Ernie Royal]] – [[trumpet]]
*Joe Newman – trumpet
*Joe Newman – trumpet
*[[Donald Byrd]] – trumpet
*[[Donald Byrd]] – trumpet
*Danny Moore – trumpet
*Danny Moore – trumpet
*Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
*[[Jimmy Cleveland]] – [[trombone]]
*Quentin Jackson – trombone
*Quentin Jackson – trombone
*[[Wayne Andre]] – trombone
*[[Wayne Andre]] – trombone
*Tony Studd – bass trombone
*Tony Studd – bass trombone
*[[Herbie Hancock]] – piano
*[[Herbie Hancock]] – [[piano]]
*[[Roger Kellaway]] – piano
*[[Roger Kellaway]] – piano
*George Duvivier – bass
*[[George Duvivier]] – [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Grady Tate]] – drums
*[[Grady Tate]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Candido Camero]] – congas
*[[Candido Camero]] – [[congas]]
*[[Oliver Nelson]] – arranger, conductor
*[[Oliver Nelson]] – arranger, conductor


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Montgomery Brothers}}{{Donald Byrd}}
{{Montgomery Brothers}}{{Donald Byrd}}{{Oliver Nelson}}


{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1965 albums]]
[[Category:1965 albums]]

Latest revision as of 22:47, 2 November 2022

Goin' Out of My Head
Studio album by
Wes Montgomery
ReleasedFebruary 1966[1]
RecordedNovember 20 and December 7, 8 & 22, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length35:40
LabelVerve
ProducerCreed Taylor
Wes Montgomery chronology
Smokin' Guitar
(1965) 		Goin' Out of My Head
(1966) 		California Dreaming
(1966)

Goin' Out of My Head is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery that was released in 1966. It reached No. 7 on the Billboard magazine R&B chart. At the 9th Grammy Awards Goin' Out of My Head won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.

History

[edit]

Goin' Out of My Head was Montgomery's first album with sales reaching near one million. It was producer Creed Taylor's idea that Montgomery should do a cover of the title song, a 1964 hit by Little Anthony and the Imperials. At the time Taylor brought the song to Montgomery, he was playing at the Half Note Club in New York City with the Wynton Kelly Trio—sessions that appeared on the guitarist's 1965 release Smokin' at the Half Note. Taylor said in a later interview: "If you take away the R&B performance and just look at that song, it's an absolutely marvelous song to improvise on. For that time, it had sophisticated changes and the whole structure was great. I was thinking, 'This would be perfect for Wes Montgomery. But how am I going to overcome the fact that here's Wes and his background? He'd be about the last person to listen to Little Anthony and the Imperials.'" [2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat
(Original Lp release)		[3]
Allmusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

In his Allmusic review, critic Scott Yanow described Montgomery's album as "little more than a pleasant melody statement... Recordings like this one disheartened the jazz world but made him a household name and a staple on AM radio. Heard three decades later, the recording is at its best when serving as innocuous background music."[4]

Jazz writer Josef Woodard called the release: "Commercial firepower and Grammy-winning accessibility notwithstanding, it's a classic big-band album, with smart charts by Nelson and stolen moments of Montgomery's guitar grandeur and romantic truth scattered throughout. The title track that made so much commercial and critical noise is all of 2:12 in duration, but the album also features plenty of jazz fiber."[2]

At the 9th Grammy Awards Goin' Out of My Head won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.

Track listing

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  1. "Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 2:14
  2. "Once I Loved" (Incorrectly titled "Morro") (Vinicius De Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:46
  3. "Boss City" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:46
  4. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) (From Disney's Mary Poppins) – 4:51
  5. "Naptown Blues" (Montgomery) – 3:08
  6. "Twisted Blues" (Montgomery) – 4:15
  7. "End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 3:43
  8. "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) – 3:43
  9. "Golden Earrings" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) – 5:14

Personnel

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Production notes:

Chart positions

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Year Chart Position
1966 Billboard R&B Albums 7

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Billboard". February 5, 1966.
  2. ^ a b Woodard, Josef (July–August 2005). "Wes Montgomery: The Softer Side of Genius'". JazzTimes.
  3. ^ Down Beat: April 21, 1966 Vol. 33, No. 8
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Goin' Out of My Head > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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