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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Fingerpickin'
| Name = Fingerpickin'
| Type = [[Album]]
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Wes Montgomery]]
| Artist = [[Wes Montgomery]]
| Cover =Fingerpickin Wes Montgomery.jpg
| Cover = Fingerpickin Wes Montgomery.jpg
| Released = 1958
| Released = 1958
| Recorded = December 30, 1957 in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] and April 1958 in [[Los Angeles]]
| Recorded = December 30, 1957; April 1958
| Studio = Indianapolis, Indiana; Los Angeles, California
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Length = 56:09 <small>(Reissue)</small>
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Label = [[Pacific Jazz Records|Pacific Jazz]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=56|s=9}}
| Label = [[Pacific Jazz Records|Pacific Jazz]]
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| Producer = Dick Bock
| Producer = [[Richard Bock (producer)|Richard Bock]]
| Last album =
| This album = '''''Fingerpickin'''''' <br /> (1958)
| This album = '''''Fingerpickin' '''''<br /> (1958)
| Next album = ''[[Far Wes]]''<br />(1959)
| Next album = ''[[Far Wes]]''<br />(1959)
}}
}}


'''''Fingerpickin'''''' is the debut album by [[United States|American]] [[jazz]] guitarist [[Wes Montgomery|John "Wes" Montgomery]], released in 1958 and comprising tracks from sessions in 1957 and 1958. Six of the ten tracks were originally released as '''''The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others''''' in 1957.
'''''Fingerpickin' ''''' is the debut album by American jazz guitarist [[Wes Montgomery]].


==History==
==Background==
The majority of the album was recorded during a session in Indianapolis on December 30, 1957. From that session six songs were released as an album titled ''The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others''. Three other tracks ("Stranger in Paradise", "Baubles, Bangles and Beads", and "Not Since Nineveh)" were recorded during a session in Los Angeles on April 22, 1958, and originally appeared on the album titled ''Kismet'' by The Mastersounds. These are the only tracks that Wes played a solo on.
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. 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>

Montgomery played in the session with a group called The Mastersounds which included two brothers of his, [[Buddy Montgomery|Buddy]] and [[Monk Montgomery]]. Dick Bock, a producer for [[Pacific Jazz Records]], was familiar with Montgomery and invited him to record. "Fingerpickin'" was a song contributed by Montgomery and is his only original composition on the album. The recordings were not particularly successful despite the talents of Montgomery and a young [[Freddie Hubbard]], however, they enhanced his 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]].<ref>Ingram, Adrian. ''Wes Montgomery''. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Scott |last= Yanow |title= ''Fingerpickin''' > Review |url= {{Allmusic|class=album|id= r237804 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate= December 21, 2010}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|title=Fingerpickin'|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fingerpickin-mw0000648315|website=AllMusic|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref>
}}
}}

In his [[AllMusic|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" />
In his [[AllMusic|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
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#"[[All the Things You Are]]" ([[Jerome Kern]], [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]) 3:59
#"Fingerpickin'" (Wes Montgomery) 2:32
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#"[[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|Baubles, Bangles & Beads]]" (Forrest, Wright) 3:29
#"[[Not Since Nineveh]]" (Forrest, Wright) 7:24


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| title1 = Sound Carrier
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==Original release ("The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others") track listing==
| length1 = 6:57
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#Sound Carrier 6:55

⚫
#Lois Ann 4:44
#Bud`s Beaux Arts 7:32
| title2 = Bud's Beaux Arts
| length2 = 7:33
#Bock To Bock 10:08

⚫
#All The Things You Are 3:58
⚫
| title3 = Bock to Bock
⚫
#Billie`s Bounce 4:41
| 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]]
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| 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]]
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| 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==
==Releases==
⚫
''The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others''
World Pacific PJ-1240 (original release)
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# Sound Carrier – 6:55
Tracks 8-10 from Kismet PJ-10130
⚫
# 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==
==Personnel==
*[[Wes Montgomery]] – guitar
* Wes Montgomery – guitar
*[[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet (tracks 1-4)
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet
*Waymon Atkinson – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4)
* Waymon Atkinson – tenor saxophone
*Alonzo Johnson – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4)
* Alonzo Johnson – tenor saxophone
*[[Buddy Montgomery]] – vibraphone (tracks 1-6, 8-10)
* [[Buddy Montgomery]] – vibraphone
*Joe Bradley – piano (tracks 1-5, 7)
* Joe Bradley – piano
*Richard Crabtree – piano (tracks 8-10)
* Richard Crabtree – piano
*[[Monk Montgomery]] – bass
* [[Monk Montgomery]] – bass
*Paul Parker – drums (tracks 1-7)
* Benny Barth – drums
*[[Benny Barth]] – drums (tracks 8-10)
* Paul Parker – drums


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:13, 16 December 2017

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

Background

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. 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In his 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

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

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

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Waymon Atkinson – tenor saxophone
  • Alonzo Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Montgomery – vibraphone
  • Joe Bradley – piano
  • Richard Crabtree – piano
  • Monk Montgomery – bass
  • Benny Barth – drums
  • Paul Parker – drums

References

  1. ^ Ingram, Adrian. Wes Montgomery. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Ashley Mark Pub. Co., 1985
  2. ^ a b "Fingerpickin'". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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