Wes Montgomery discography
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This is the discography for American jazz musician Wes Montgomery.
Discography
As leader
| Year recorded | Album | Label | Year released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-58 | In the Beginning | Resonance | 2015 | [1] |
| 1957-58 | Echoes of Indiana Avenue | 2012 | [1] | |
| 1959 | One Night in Indy | 2016 | [1] | |
| The Wes Montgomery Trio | Riverside | 1959 | [2][3] | |
| 1960 | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery | 1960 | [2][3] | |
| Movin' Along | [2][3] | |||
| 1961 | So Much Guitar | 1961 | [2][3] | |
| 1962 | Full House | 1962 | [2][3] | |
| 1959-63 | Guitar on the Go | 1966 | [2][3] | |
| 1960-63 | The Alternative Wes Montgomery | Milestone | 1982 | [2][3] |
| 1963 | Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings | Riverside | 1963 | [2][3] |
| Boss Guitar | [2][3] | |||
| Portrait of Wes | 1966 | [2][3] | ||
| 1964 | Movin' Wes | Verve | 1964 | [2][3] |
| 1965 | Straight No Chaser | Bandstand | 1995 | [4]In Paris |
| Bumpin' | Verve | 1965 | [2][3] | |
| Solitude | BYG | 1973 | [4] | |
| Goin' Out of My Head | Verve | 1966 | [2][3] | |
| Willow Weep for Me | 1969 | [2][3] | ||
| 1966 | Smokin' in Seattle | Resonance | 2017 | [1] |
| Tequila | Verve | 1966 | [2][3] | |
| California Dreaming | [2][3] | |||
| 1967 | A Day in the Life | A&M | 1967 | [2][3] |
| 1967-68 | Down Here on the Ground | 1968 | [2][3] | |
| 1968 | Road Song | [2][3] |
With The Montgomery Brothers
| Year recorded |
Album | Label | Year released |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Montgomery Brothers and 5 Others | World Pacific | 1958 | Features Freddie Hubbard. Reissued as Fingerpickin' (Pacific Jazz, 1996) |
| 1957-58 | Wes, Buddy and Monk Montgomery | Pacific Jazz | 1961 | |
| 1958 | Montgomeryland | 1960 | Reissued as Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990) | |
| 1961 | Groove Yard | Riverside | 1961 | |
| George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers | Jazzland | Co-leader with George Shearing. Reissued as Love Walked In (Jazzland, 1962) | ||
| The Montgomery Brothers | Fantasy | 1962 | ||
| The Montgomery Brothers in Canada | 1961 |
Compilations
- The Best of Wes Montgomery (Verve, 1967, No. 56 US, No. 98 CB)[5][6]
- The Best of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2 (Verve, 1968, No. 187 US)[5]
- Greatest Hits (A&M, 1970, No. 175 US)[5]
- Beginnings (Blue Note, 1975) [2 LP] – BN LA 531
- Yesterdays (Milestone/Fantasy, 1980) [2 LP]
- Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990)
- Fingerpickin' (Pacific Jazz, 1996)
Collaborations
- Bags Meets Wes! with Milt Jackson (Riverside, 1962)
- Smokin' at the Half Note with the Wynton Kelly Trio (Verve, 1965)
- Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings with the Wynton Kelly Trio (Resonance, 2023)[7]
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo with Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1966)
- Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes with Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1969)
- Live at the Turf Club 1956 with the Montgomery–Johnson Quintet (Resonance, 2014) [RSD 10" LP, Limited Edition]
As sideman
- Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners (Riverside, 1961)
- Nat Adderley, Work Song (Riverside, 1960)
- Jon Hendricks, A Good Git-Together (World Pacific, 1959)
- Harold Land, West Coast Blues! (Jazzland, 1960)
- The Mastersounds, Kismet (World Pacific, 1958)
- Wes Montgomery With Lionel Hampton, Complete Recordings (Definitive, 2001) (2CD) – compilation