Wes Montgomery In the Beginning (2CD)

For a sustaining donation of $7.50 per month or a one-time donation of $90, you'll receive a limited copy of the 2 CD set - Wes Montgomery In the Beginning.

When Echoes of Indiana Avenue came out in 2012, it had been nearly 45 years since a full album of previously unheard Wes Montgomery music had been released. In the Beginning features recordings of Wes Montgomery spanning the years 1949 to 1958, the formative years when the six-string virtuoso was honing his craft in Southern Indiana.

The 26-track collection on 2 CDs includes a 55-page booklet of liner notes by 2015 GRAMMY® Award-winning journalist and noted jazz historian and biographer Ashley Kahn, legendary producer Quincy Jones, guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who and others, alongside rare never-before-published photos from the Montgomery Estate and friends in Montgomery’s native Indianapolis.

CD Track Listing

Disc one:

After You’ve Gone 4:59
Fascinating Rhythm 4:23
Brazil 4:13
What Is There To Say? 5:45
Four 5:28
Wes’ Tune 6:06
My Heart Stood Still 5:58
How High The Moon 5:13
Django 5:53
Going Down To Big Mary’s 3:26
I Should Care 3:25
Caravan 4:51
Six Bridges To Cross 2:53
Ralph’s New Blues 7:00

Disc two:

Soft Winds 11:58
Robbins’ Nest 12:30
A Night In Tunisia 5:17
Love For Sale 3:35
Leila 2:56
Blues 3:18
Undecided 3:07
Far Wes 12:04
All The Things You Are 12:04
King Trotter 2:38
Carlena’s Blues 2:51
Smooth Evening 2:54