martes, 20 de octubre de 2009

Wes MONTGOMERY - California Dreaming 1966


Wes MONTGOMERY - California Dreaming 1966
Label:  Verve / Blue Note

Jazz

Wes Montgomery's last album for Verve (other than an exciting collaboration with Jimmy Smith) is a so-so orchestral date featuring arrangements by Don Sebesky. The material (which includes "Sunny" and "California Dreaming") is strictly pop fluff of the era and the great guitarist has little opportunity to do much other than state the melody in his trademark octaves. This record was perfect for AM radio of the period.
By Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.
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As Wes Montgomery sailed into ever-poppier waters towards the end of his career, two things remained constant: he kept writing and including original tunes on his albums, and he kept playing and including the blues in one shade or another. Thus, on CALIFORNIA DREAMING, another big band-orchestrated Verve album, we get "Sun Down," a six-minute original blues, cut for the most part with just the first-call rhythm section of Herbie Hancock, Richard Davis, Grady Tate and Ray Baretto. The other original, "Mr. Walker," is just as cooking, and dates from Montgomery's second Riverside album, the aptly titled INCREDIBLE JAZZ GUITAR OF WES MONTGOMERY.
CALIFORNIA DREAMING, unlike BUMPIN', emphasizes groove tunes over ballads, and keeps the pop challenges to a minimum. It's not the relentless cooking of SMOKIN' AT THE HALF NOTE, or the aforementioned INCREDIBLE JAZZ GUITAR, but it's solid Montgomery nonetheless.
From CD Universe.
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Guitar- Wes Montgomery, Al Casamenti, Bucky Pizzarelli
Piano- Herbie Hancock
Trombone- Wayne Andre, John Messner, Bill Watrous
Trumpet- Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, James Nottingham
Alto Sax, Flute, Piccolo- Ray Beckenstein
Alto, Baritone Sax, English horn, Clarinet- Stan Webb
Bassoon, Clarinet, Tenor Sax- Walter Kane
French Horn- James Buffington
Vibes, Castanets, Scratcher- Jack Jennings
Tuba- Don Butterfield
Bass- Richard Davis
Percussion- Ray Baretto, Grady Tate
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A1.  California Dreamin' (3:08)
A2.  Sun Down (6:03)
A3.  Oh You Crazy Moon (3:44)
A4.  More, More Amor (2:54)
A5.  Without You (3:05)

B1.  Winds Of Barcelona (3:07)
B2.  Sunny (4:04)
B3.  Green Peppers (2:56)
B4.  Mr. Walker (3:39)
B5.  South Of The Border (3:13)
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