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Fingerpickin' is an album by American jazz guitarist 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.

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.

Track listing

"Sound Carrier" (Buddy Montgomery) 6:57
"Bud's Beaux Arts" (Buddy Montgomery) 7:33
"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" (Alexander Borodin, George Forrest, Robert C. Wright) 4:55
"Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Forrest, Wright) 3:29
"Not Since Nineveh" (Forrest, Wright) 7:24

Personnel

Wes Montgomery – guitar
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Waymon Atkinson – saxophone
Pookie" Johnson – saxophone
Buddy Montgomery – vibraphone
Joe Bradley – piano
Monk Montgomery – bass
Paul Parker – drums

Session information

Recorded in Indianapolis Dec 1957 and Los Angeles in April 1958 for Pacific Jazz under the Capitol label (vogue LAE 12156)

References

Ingram, Adrian. Wes Montgomery. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985

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+{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
-'''Fingerpickin''' is a song written by [[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''.
+| Name        = Fingerpickin'
+| Type        = [[Album]]
+| Artist      = [[Wes Montgomery]]
+| Cover       =
+| Released    = 1958
+| Recorded    = 1957
+| Genre       = [[Jazz]]
+| Length      = 56:09 <small>(Reissue)</small>
+| Label       = [[Pacific Jazz Records|Pacific Jazz]]
+| Producer    = Dick Bock
+| Reviews     = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id= r237804 |pure_url=yes}} link]
+| Last album  =
+| This album  = '''''Fingerpickin'''''' <br /> (1958)
+| Next album  = ''[[Far Wes]]''<br />(1959)
+}}
+'''''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''.
 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]].
 ==Track listing==
-#Sound Carrier (Buddy Montgomery) 6:57
+#"Sound Carrier" ([[Buddy Montgomery]]) 6:57
-#Bud's Beaux Arts (Buddy Montgomery) 7:33
+#"Bud's Beaux Arts" (Buddy Montgomery) 7:33
-#Bock to Bock (Buddy Montgomery) 10:08
+#"Bock to Bock" (Buddy Montgomery) 10:08
-#[[Billie's Bounce]] (Charlie Parker) 4:42
+#"[[Billie's Bounce]]" ([[Charlie Parker]]) 4:42
-#Lois Ann (Buddy Montgomery) 4:45
+#"Lois Ann" (Buddy Montgomery) 4:45
-#[[All the Things You Are]] (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II) 3:59
+#"[[All the Things You Are]]" ([[Jerome Kern]]], [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]) 3:59
-#Fingerpickin' (Wes Montgomery) 2:32
+#"Fingerpickin'" (Wes Montgomery) 2:32
-#Stranger in Paradise (Alexander Borodin/George Forrest/Robert C. Wright) 4:55
+#"[[Stranger in Paradise (song)|Stranger in Paradise]]" ([[Alexander Borodin]], [[George Forrest (author)|George Forrest]], [[Robert Wright (writer)|Robert C. Wright]]) 4:55
-#Baubles, Bangles and Beads (George Forrest/Robert C. Wright) 3:29
+#"[[Baubles, Bangles, & Beads]]" (Forrest, Wright) 3:29
-#Not Since Nineveh (George Forrest/Robert C. Wright) 7:24
+#"[[Not Since Nineveh]]" (Forrest, Wright) 7:24
 ==Personnel==
-*'''[[Wes Montgomery]]''', Guitar
+*[[Wes Montgomery]] – guitar
-*'''[[Freddie Hubbard]]''', Trumpet
+*[[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet
-*'''Waymon Atkinson''', Saxophone
+*Waymon Atkinson – saxophone
-*'''"Pookie" Johnson''', Saxophone
+*Pookie" Johnson – saxophone
-*'''[[Buddy Montgomery]]''', Vibraphones
+*[[Buddy Montgomery]] – vibraphone
-*'''Joe Bradley''', Piano
+*Joe Bradley – piano
-*'''[[Monk Montgomery]]''', Bass
+*[[Monk Montgomery]] – bass
-*'''Paul Parker''', Drums
+*Paul Parker – drums
-==Session Information==
+==Session information==
 Recorded in Indianapolis Dec 1957 and Los Angeles in April 1958 for Pacific Jazz under the Capitol label (vogue LAE 12156)
 ==References==
+*Ingram, Adrian. ''Wes Montgomery''. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985
-*Ingram, Adrian. Wes Montgomery. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985
 [[Category:1957 albums]]