Wes Montgomery - In the Beginning (CD)

Two CD set. In the Beginning features recordings of Wes Montgomery spanning from 1949 to 1958, the formative years when the six-string virtuoso was honing his craft in southern Indiana. Since Wes Montgomery's passing in 1968, only two other albums of predominantly unreleased material have been released. Resonance Records is pleased to introduce the third with In the Beginning. These newly discovered live and studio recordings from 1949-1958, include a complete never-before-released 1955 Epic Records session produced by Quincy Jones, licensed from Sony Music Entertainment, newly discovered 78 RPM sides with Wes as a sideman recorded for Spire Records (1949), a live recording from the home of Ervena Montgomery, Indianapolis (1956), live recordings from the Turf Club (1956), the Missile Lounge (1958) in Indianapolis, and the C&C Music Lounge in Chicago (1957).

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. After You've Gone
2. Fascinating Rhythm
3. Brazil
4. What Is There to Say?
5. Four
6. Wes' Tune
7. My Heart Stood Still
8. How High the Moon
9. Django
10. Going Down to Big Mary's
11. I Should Care
12. Caravan
13. Six Bridges to Cross
14. Ralph's New Blues

Disc: 2

1. Soft Winds
2. Robbins’ Nest
3. A Night in Tunisia
4. Love for Sale
5. Leila
6. Blues
7. Undecided
8. Far Wes
9. All the Things You Are
10. King Trotter
11. Carlena's Blues