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Wes Montgomery

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Aliases
Wes Montgomery Quartet
The Wes Montgomery Trio
Wes Montgomery with Strings
Real name
John Leslie Montgomery
Born
March 6, 1923
Died
June 15, 1968
Country
United States
IPI
00021323441 23 works
00021324438 19 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Jazz guitarist
Member of
The Montgomery Brothers
Family
Buddy Montgomery Brother
Monk Montgomery Brother
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
i September 1967 (2 artists)
i 1966 Lee Ritenour
i August 1966 (14 artists)
i 1962 (7 artists)
i 1960 Larry Coryell
i D-Natural Blues Wes Montgomery April 1960 Unverified
i 1960 (5 artists)
i April 1960 (41 artists)
i August 1963 (19 artists)
i 1962 (19 artists)
i 1966 Mel Rhyne, Royce Campbell, Ray Appleton
i June 1968 (2 artists)
i 1965 (3 artists)
i 1959 (23 artists)
i 1960 (5 artists)
i 1969 (3 artists)
i 1959 (2 artists)
i 1960 (5 artists)
i 1960 (2 artists)
i 1960 (4 artists)
i 1966 (6 artists)
i  REC 1961 (79 artists)
Originally by Anthony Perkins REL,PRF
i 1968 (51 artists)
i April 1962 (5 artists)
i 1960 In Mission of Tradition
i April 1962 (17 artists)
i 1960 (11 artists)
i 1961 (2 artists)
i 1962 (13 artists)
i March 1967 (3 artists)
i 1965 (3 artists)
i 1961 (9 artists)
i August 1966 (10 artists)
i August 1963 (8 artists)
i 1961 (17 artists)
i 1960 (2 artists)
i April 1960 (66 artists)
i 1960 (2 artists)

Covers by Wes Montgomery

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i September 1967 The Beatles
i 1960 Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
i All the Things You Are Wes Montgomery & The Wynton Kelly Trio (Wes Montgomery, Wynton Kelly) July 13, 2013 Unverified
i 1964 Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
i 1965 Liza Minnelli
i 1961 Charlie Parker and His Orchestra
i   1967 Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer - Paul Weston's Orchestra REL, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five REC, Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams BRD
i   1964 (unknown), Doretta Morrow, Richard Oneto & Chorus PRF, Peggy Lee REC
i   August 1963 Emilio Tuero PRF, Los Cadetes del Swing REC,REL
i 1962 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
i 1960 Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i 1982 Mel Tormé with Sonny Burke and His Orchestra
i   March 1967 Barry McGuire REC, The Mama's and The Papa's REL
i September 1967 Lesley Gore
i 1969 Petula Clark
i August 1963 Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i 1965 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i 1966 Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber
i   1962 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
i 1965 Dizzy Gillespie
i 1961 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i   March 12, 2012 Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Mildred Bailey REC, Maxine Sullivan, Louis Armstrong, Bill Bailey, The Dandridge Sisters, The Rhythmettes and The Deep River Boys PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Anita Boyer REL
i   August 1963 Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
i August 1963 Fred Astaire & Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
i April 1962 (unknown)
i 1960 Billie Holiday
i 1967 Fisk University Jubilee Singers
i June 1968 Lalo Schifrin, Gogi Grant - Arranged and conducted by Lincoln Mayorga
i 1966 Henry Mancini
i 1959 The Horace Silver Trio
i September 1967 The Beatles
i   1968 Felicia Sanders PRF, Kaye Ballard REC,REL
i   1966 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
i August 1963 Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Fran Warren
i 1965 Wes Montgomery
i 1966 Miles Davis
i June 1968 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i 1964 Billie Holiday
i 1966 Little Anthony and The Imperials
i   1966 Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra REC, Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REL, Marlene Dietrich BRD
i April 1960 (unknown)
i 1968 (unknown performer)
i March 1967 Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
i 1968 (unknown)
i 1965 Dolores Gray
i August 1966 João Gilberto
i 1960 Bing Crosby
i 1965 Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Tad Dameron
i 1968 The Beatles
i 1961 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Hibbler
i Impressions Wes Montgomery 1968 Unverified
i 1964 Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
i   April 1960 Miles Davis REC, Dave Brubeck REL
i June 1968 Dionne Warwick
i 1966 The Kingston Trio
i   1962 Rex Harrison REL,PRF
i 1961 Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young
i April 1962 The Wes Montgomery Trio
i 1969 Roger Miller [US-OK]
i 1960 Charlie Parker Quintet
i 1965 Johnny Mandel
i   1965 Joanna Merlin, Julia Migenes, Tanya Everett REL, Julia Migenes, Tanya Everett, Joanna Merlin PRF
i 1969 Tony Bennett
i August 1966 Joe Zawinul
i 1969 Miles Davis
i 1965 Erroll Garner Trio
i 1966 Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
i December 1971 Vic Damone and Music by Camarata
i 1964 Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
i March 12, 2012 The Jazz Messengers
i 1967 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Jimmy Forrest and All Star Combo
i 1969 Wes Montgomery
i March 1967 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
i 1960 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
i 1966 Agostinho dos Santos
i   1961 Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
i   1965 Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Peter Matz REC,REL, Barbra Streisand PRF
i April 1960 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra
i December 1968 Ronnie Deauville
i 1964 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1961 Neal Hefti, Charlie Parker
i 1959 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i 1960 Clifford Brown and Max Roach
i 1959 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1968 (unknown), Gordon Heath and Lee Payant, Simon and Garfunkel
i   1965 Ornella Vanoni REL,BRD
i   1964 Reri Grist & Ensemble REC,REL, Larry Kert, Reri Grist & Carol Lawrence PRF
i March 1967 Billy Cotton and His Band
i April 1962 The New Miles Davis Quintet
i April 1962 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
i   1960 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i   1960 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i March 1967 Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
i March 12, 2012 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i August 1966 The Champs
i August 1966 Miss Toni Fisher
i August 1963 (unknown)
i 1966 Margaret Whiting
i 1959 Margaret Whiting
i   1964 Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra REC,REL, Judy Garland BRD
i   September 1967 Anthony Newley REL, Norman Wisdom PRF
i June 1968 Lalo Schifrin
i June 1968 Petula Clark
i   1965 Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde PRF
i 1966 Fred Astaire
i   1959 Jane Powell accompanied by Johnny Green and the M-G-M Studio Orchestra REL, Jane Powell BRD
i September 1967 Wayne King and His Orchestra
i 1960 Miles Davis Quartet
i 1964 Miles Davis Quartet
i 1965 The Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Quintet
i September 1967 Marc Michel [dubbed by Georges Blaness]
i 1960 Wes Montgomery
i 1965 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra featuring Trumpet by Billy Butterfield
i August 1966 Jackie deShannon
i September 1967 Percy Sledge
i   June 1968 Rex Harrison BRD, Jack Jones REL
i 1968 Pete Seeger
i 1961 Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians
i 1959 Lee Morgan Sextet
i September 1967 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i March 1967 Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
i June 1968 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
i   September 1967 The Association REL, Ruthann Friedman REC
i December 1971 Jack Jones
i 1968 The Beatles
i   1959 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i   1961 Marek Weber und sein Orchester - Solo: Marcel Wittrisch REL, Richard Tauber REC,PRF

Songs written by Wes Montgomery

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Angel Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery June 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Boss City Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1966 Covered by Lee Ritenour
Bumpin' on Sunset Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery March 17, 1966 Covered by (14 artists)
Cariba Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1962 Covered by (7 artists)
D-Natural Blues Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery April 1960 Unverified
Double Deal Wes Montgomery George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers October 9, 1961 Covered by (3 artists)
Doujie Wes Montgomery The Montgomery Brothers January 3, 1961 Covered by (2 artists)
Far Wes Wes Montgomery Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery & Buddy Montgomery 1960 Covered by (5 artists)
Four on Six Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery January 26, 1960 Covered by (41 artists)
Fried Pies Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery April 22, 1963 Covered by (19 artists)
Full House Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1962 Covered by (19 artists)
Geno Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery Trio 1966 Covered by Mel Rhyne, Royce Campbell, Ray Appleton
Goin' On to Detroit Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery June 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
In and Out Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery November 16, 1964 Covered by (3 artists)
Jingles Wes Montgomery The Wes Montgomery Trio October 6, 1959 Covered by (23 artists)
Leila Wes Montgomery Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery & Buddy Montgomery 1960 Covered by (5 artists)
Missile Blues Wes Montgomery The Wes Montgomery Trio 1959 Covered by (2 artists)
Monk's Shop Wes Montgomery Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery & Buddy Montgomery 1960 Covered by (2 artists)
Movin' Along Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1960 Covered by (4 artists)
Mr. Walker Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery January 28, 1960 Covered by (5 artists)
Naptown Blues Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1966 Covered by (6 artists)
Road Song Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery May 8, 1968 Covered by (51 artists)
Says You Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1960 Covered by In Mission of Tradition
So Do It Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1960 Covered by (11 artists)
Something Like Bags Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1961 Covered by (2 artists)
S.O.S. Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery 1962 Covered by (13 artists)
Sun Down Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery September 16, 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Tear It Down Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery May 18, 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
The Thumb Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery March 17, 1966 Covered by (10 artists)
The Trick Bag Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery April 22, 1963 Covered by (8 artists)
Twisted Blues Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery August 4, 1961 Covered by (17 artists)
Up and At It Wes Montgomery Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
West Coast Blues Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery January 26, 1960 Covered by (66 artists)
Wes' Tune Wes Montgomery Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery & Buddy Montgomery 1960 Covered by (2 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Day in the Life Wes Montgomery September 1967 A&M Records
Bags Meets Wes! Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery April 1962 Riverside [US]
Boss Guitar Wes Montgomery August 1963 Riverside [US]
Bumpin' Wes Montgomery 1965 Verve Records
California Dreaming Wes Montgomery March 1967 Verve Records
Cannonball Adderley and The Poll-Winners, featuring Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery Cannonball Adderley and The Poll-Winners, featuring Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery 1961 Riverside [US]
Down Here on the Ground Wes Montgomery June 1968 A&M Records
Echoes of Indiana Avenue Wes Montgomery March 12, 2012 Resonance Records
Full House Wes Montgomery 1962 Riverside [US]
Further Adventures of Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery 1969 Verve Records
Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings 1964 Riverside [US]
Goin' Out of My Head Wes Montgomery 1966 Verve Records
Guitar on the Go Wes Montgomery Trio 1966 Riverside [US]
Jimmy & Wes - The Dynamic Duo Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery 1967 Verve Records
Just Walkin' Wes Montgomery December 1971 Verve Records
Montgomeryland Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery & Buddy Montgomery 1960 Pacific Jazz
Movin' Along Wes Montgomery 1960 Riverside [US]
Movin' Wes Wes Montgomery 1965 Verve Records
Portrait of Wes Wes Montgomery Trio 1966 Riverside [US]
Road Song Wes Montgomery 1968 A&M Records
Smokin' at the Half Note Wynton Kelly Trio, Wes Montgomery 1965 Verve Records
So Much Guitar! Wes Montgomery 1961 Riverside [US]
Tequila Wes Montgomery August 1966 Verve Records
The Alternative Wes Montgomery - 14 Previously Unissued Takes Wes Montgomery 1982 Milestone
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery April 1960 Riverside [US]
The Wes Montgomery Trio The Wes Montgomery Trio 1959 Riverside [US]
West Coast Blues! Harold Land with Wes Montgomery, Joe Gordon, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Louis Hayes 1960 Jazzland
Willow Weep for Me Wes Montgomery December 1968 Verve Records

Tributes

Title Performer Release date Label
A Tribute to Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery Erik Söderlind, Martin Widlund, Robert Erlandsson March 2015 (self-released)
A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Fabio Zeppetella, Emmanuel Bex, Roberto Gatto 1998 Philology
Bumpin' - Celebrating Wes Montgomery Claire Martin & Jim Mullen 2018 Stunt Records
Club Montgomery Atsuhiko Sugimoto March 1996 Prop-Fizz Records
Dedicated to Wes Montgomery Yoshiaki Miyanoue 1985 Paddle Wheel
Facing Wes Ronald Muldrow 1996 Kokopelli Records
"Going Wes" Enrico Bracco Quartet 2001 Philology
I Remember You - A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Joe Diorio 1998 RAM Records [IT]
Lembrando Wes Montgomery Irio De Paula Trio/Quartet 2004 Philology
Mostly Monk - A Tribute to Thelonious Monk (And Wes Montgomery & Cannonball Adderley) The Riverside Reunion Band 1993 Milestone
Remember - A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Pat Martino April 4, 2006 Blue Note
Remembering Wes Richie Hart 1990 Blue Flame
Remembering Wes Mel Rhyne, Royce Campbell, Ray Appleton 1999 Savant Records
Solo Wes - A Solo Guitar Tribute to Wes Montgomery Royce Campbell 2008 Moon Cycle Records
Tommorrow's Hours - Joshua Breakstone Plays the Music of Wes Montgomery Joshua Breakstone March 12, 2002 Capri Records
Tribute to Wes Montgomery - Volume I Project G-7 July 1993 Evidence Music
Wes! Håvard Stubø, Daniel Franck, Håkon Mjåset Johansen 2008 Bolage
Wes Bound Lee Ritenour March 2, 1993 GRP Records
Wes Montgomery Revisited Miquel Casany 2005 Sedajazz
Wes Reimagined Nigel Price Organ Trio May 2021 Ubuntu Music
Wes Side Stories Gilles Clément Quartet 1993 Musidisc