Road Song

1968 studio album by Wes Montgomery From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Road Song is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1968. It reached number one on the Billboard Jazz album chart and number 39 on the R&B album chart. It also reached number 94 on the Billboard Top LP's chart.[2] It was his final recording before his death of a heart attack on June 15, 1968.

ReleasedOctober 1968[1]
RecordedMay 7 – 9, 1968
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Quick facts Studio album by Wes Montgomery, Released ...
Road Song
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1968[1]
RecordedMay 7 – 9, 1968
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length29:44
LabelA&M
ProducerCreed Taylor
Wes Montgomery chronology
Down Here on the Ground
(1968)
Road Song
(1968)
Willow Weep for Me
(1969)
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Reception

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In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote: "The great guitarist sticks to simple melody statements (with a lot of octaves thrown in) while backed by Don Sebesky's unimaginative arrangements for an orchestra; commercially the combination was a big success… this strictly for-the-money effort can be safely passed by."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Road Song" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:53
  2. "Greensleeves" (Public Domain, Traditional) – 2:04
  3. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 2:53
  4. "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:26
  5. "I'll Be Back" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:33
  6. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Traditional) – 4:55
  7. "Green Leaves of Summer" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster, Montgomery) – 3:58
  8. "Serene" (Montgomery) – 3:10
  9. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger) – 3:06

Personnel

Musicians

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • Ray Barretto – percussion
  • Jack Jennings – percussion
  • Bernie Glow – trumpet
  • Marvin Stamm – trumpet
  • Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Paul Faulise – trombone
  • Donald Ashworth – flute, clarinet, oboe, recorder, English horn
  • James Buffington – French horn
  • Harvey Estrin – flute, recorder
  • Stan Webb – flute, clarinet, oboe, recorder
  • George Marge – flute, clarinet, oboe
  • Don Hammond – flute, recorder
  • Hank Jones – harpsichord, piano
  • Walter Kane – bassoon
  • Bernard Krainis – recorder
  • Eric Leber – harpsichord, recorder
  • Bernard Eichen – violin
  • Charles Libove – violin
  • Tosha Samaroff – violin
  • Charles McCracken – cello
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Alan Shulman – cello
  • Emanuel Vardi – viola

Production

Charts

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Chart (1968) Peak
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US Billboard Top LP's[2] 94
US Billboard Best-Selling Jazz LP's 1
US Billboard Hot R&B LP's 39
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[6] 42
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