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] |
| 1959 | One Night in Indy | Resonance | 2016 | [1] |
| 1959 | The Wes Montgomery Trio | Riverside | 1959 | [2] [3] |
| 1960 | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery | Riverside | 1960 | [2] [3] |
| 1960 | Movin' Along | Riverside | 1960 | [2] [3] |
| 1961 | So Much Guitar | Riverside | 1961 | [2] [3] |
| 1962 | Full House | Riverside | 1962 | [2] [3] |
| 1959-63 | Guitar on the Go | Riverside | 1963 | [2] [3] |
| 1960-63 | The Alternative Wes Montgomery | Milestone | 1982 | [2] [3] |
| 1963 | Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings | Riverside | 1963 | [2] [3] |
| 1963 | Boss Guitar | Riverside | 1963 | [2] [3] |
| 1963 | Portrait of Wes | Riverside | 1966 | [2] [3] |
| 1964 | Movin' Wes | Verve | 1964 | [2] [3] |
| 1965 | Straight No Chaser | Bandstand | 1995 | [4] |
| 1965 | Bumpin' | Verve | 1965 | [2] [3] |
| 1965 | Solitude | BYG | 1973 | [4] |
| 1965 | Goin' Out of My Head | Verve | 1966 | [2] [3] |
| 1965 | Willow Weep for Me | Verve | 1969 | [2] [3] |
| 1966 | Smokin' in Seattle | Resonance | 2017 | [1] |
| 1966 | Tequila | Verve | 1966 | [2] [3] |
| 1966 | California Dreaming | Verve | 1966 | [2] [3] |
| 1967 | A Day in the Life | A&M | 1967 | [2] [3] |
| 1967-68 | Echoes of Indiana Avenue | Resonance | 2012 | [1] |
| 1967-68 | Down Here on the Ground | A&M | 1968 | [2] [3] |
| 1968 | Road Song | A&M | 1968 | [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 | Pacific Jazz | 1960 | Reissued as Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990) |
| 1961? | Groove Yard | Riverside | 1961 | |
| 1961 | George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers | Jazzland | 1961 | Co-leader with George Shearing |
| 1961 | The Montgomery Brothers | Fantasy | 1962 | |
| 1961 | The Montgomery Brothers in Canada | Fantasy | 1961 |
Compilations
- Beginnings ( Blue Note, 1975)[2LP] – BN LA 531
- Fingerpickin' ( Pacific Jazz, 1996)
- Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990)
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, 1965) [5]
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo with Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1966)
- Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes with Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1969)
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, Complete Recordings with Lionel Hampton (Definitive, 2002)(2CD) – compilation with Lionel Hampton
References
- ^ a b c d "Wes Montgomery | Resonance Records". resonancerecords.org. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Wes Montgomery | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Discography | Wes Montgomery". wesmontgomery.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Wes Montgomery Discography". Jazzdisco. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Nicholson, Stuart (December 2023 – January 2024). "Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly: Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings". Jazzwise. No. 291. p. 48.
External links
- "Wes Montgomery Discography". Jazzdisco.
- Wes Montgomery discography discography at Discogs