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| artist = [[Wes Montgomery]]
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| cover = Fingerpickin Wes Montgomery.jpg
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| released = 1958
| released = 1996
| recorded = December 30, 1957; April 1958
| recorded = December 30, 1957; April 1958
| studio = Indianapolis, Indiana; Los Angeles, California
| studio = Indianapolis, Indiana; Los Angeles, California
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'''''Fingerpickin' ''''' is an album by the American jazz guitarist [[Wes Montgomery]].
'''''Fingerpickin' ''''' is an album by the American jazz guitarist [[Wes Montgomery]].


==Background==
== 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. 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>
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>


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==Original release==
== Original release ==
''The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others''
''The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others''
# Sound Carrier – 6:55
# Sound Carrier – 6:55
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# Billie's Bounce – 4:41
# Billie's Bounce – 4:41


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
* Wes Montgomery – guitar
* Wes Montgomery – guitar
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet - Tracks 1-4
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet - Tracks 1-4

Revision as of 11:00, 28 February 2022

Fingerpickin'
Studio 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

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

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

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 - 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

  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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