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The Complete Riverside Recordings
by: Wes Montgomery

CD-Charts Price: $179.98

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0025218440820
Format: Box set
Label: Riverside
Manufacturer: Riverside
Number Of Discs: 12
Publisher: Riverside
Release Date: March 25, 1993
Studio: Riverside
Sales Rank: 139506
MPN: 4408

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Guitarist Wes Montgomery recorded for Riverside from 1959 to 1963, going in that time from an obscure Indianapolis musician to the most celebrated guitarist in jazz. All the reasons for that rise are here, in a 12-CD box that includes 49 previously unreleased and alternate takes. The settings range from the organ trios with which Montgomery often worked to tracks with string accompaniment, but the music is all linked by the guitarist's highly original approach, using thumb picking and frequent octave runs to put his signature on blues, ballads, and bop tunes. Among the gems are live recordings of a quintet that includes the accelerated tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin and bassist Paul Chambers, as well as the studio recordings where Montgomery matches talents with Milt Jackson and the fine pianists Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Only problem is with the packaging
I've been a Wes Fan for close to 15 years. I'm a jazz guitarist, and Wes inspired me to play. So, when I heard that Mosaic records was discontinuing this compilation - and having only owned 5 of Wes' 12 Riverside ablums, I decided to purchase this. My primary motivation relates to Concord Records purchasing the rights to Fantasy Records, which owned the rights to Wes' music. For years, I had received catalogs from both Fantasy and Concord; in 1998, both reissue programs were strong, and I was immediately aware of each company's instinct for preservaton when I scanned through their respective catalogs. However, over the years, Concord's catalog dwindled to next to nothing, while Fantasy (emboldened, to be sure, by the royalities from Creedence ... Read More:

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- Great for background music
There is a staggering amount of music in this collection -- 12 full CDs worth! On one hand, this boxed set is a convenience for a true Wes Montgomery fan as it gathers tracks not just from releases where he was the frontman, but also from his collaborations with other Riverside artists where he was billed as a guest or supporting role; plus there are alternate and unreleased takes of several tunes. On the other hand, this collection is almost too much of a good thing ... choosing which CD to play is like standing at an unlimited buffet of comfort food and knowing your eyes are bigger than your stomach!
As was noted above, the packaging is the weakest part of this compendium, but only because it does little to help the owner differentiate one ... Read More:

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- a truly unique musician
The ability to move the most casual of listeners as well as hard-core music lovers is quite unique. Frank Sinatra had such a gift as did Miles Davis. Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery ( 1925-1968 ) should surely be added to that rare category of musician who exudes effortlessness; a genius that extends far beyond ( mere ) virtuosity to touch the souls of people long after their own departure.

Montgomery's brief recording career has often been described as consisting of three phases, each categorized according to the record label he worked with.

1. "Riverside" years ( 1959-1963 )
2. "Verve" years ( 1964-1966 )
3. "A&M" years ( 1967-1968 )

Wes' work with "Riverside" ( featured in its entirety in the complete ... Read More:

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- genius
Wes Montgomery was, as a matter of fact, a musical genius. full stop. I haven't enjoyed jazz as much as this a long time, although I own ~200 Jazz CDs and can't stop buying new ones all the time. He is simply able to improvise GREAT solos and to play with much feeling. His sound is very unique as a result of his special picking (no pick, just his thumb) and his heavy use of octaves. The selections range from (real great) trios with just drums and organ supporting Wes, to quintets or sextets. The sound quality is quite OK, it's just that this stuff is quite old and can't sound too great. Nevertheless, you're not annoyed by unwanted distortion or whatever. In my opinion, the riverside albums of wes are better than the on he released later (Verve), ... Read More:

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- What more could a Wes Montgomery fan really need?
At the age of 49, after being a Wes Montgomery fan for over 35 years, and, after wishing for this wonderful set of music since it was published several years ago, I have finally found Nirvana. EVERY SINGLE SELECTION on the entire set is wonderful. Not a bad piece in the box. Here is Wes as I've loved him over the years. Young, honest, brave, energetic, romantic, OUTSTANDING! Giving no quarter, taking no prisoners, straight ahead and way ahead of any of his contemporaries - Wes Montgomery, The Master at Work. Buy it, savor it, love it. What more could a Wes Montgomery fan really need?

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