Beginnings

~ Release by Wes Montgomery (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Wes's Tune
4:07
A2Old Folks
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
6:34
A3Stranger in Paradise
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
drums (drum set):
Benny Barth (jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-22)
electric bass guitar [Fender bass]:
Monk Montgomery (on 1958-04-22)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Wes Montgomery (on 1958-04-22)
piano:
Richie Crabtree (on 1958-04-22)
vibraphone:
Buddy Montgomery (on 1958-04-22)
recorded at:
Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-04-22)
instrumental recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”) (on 1958-04-22)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
4:53
A4Monk's Shop
alto saxophone:
Pony Poindexter (on 1959-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1959-10-01)
electric bass guitar:
Monk Montgomery (on 1959-10-01)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1959-10-01)
piano:
Buddy Montgomery (on 1959-10-01)
recording of:
Monk's Shop (on 1959-10-01)
composer:
Wes Montgomery
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Taggie Music Co. (publisher)
43:54
B1Montgomeryland Funk
4:00
B2Summertime
alto saxophone:
Pony Poindexter (on 1959-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1959-10-01)
electric bass guitar:
Monk Montgomery (on 1959-10-01)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1959-10-01)
piano:
Buddy Montgomery (on 1959-10-01)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1959-10-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
44:50
B3Falling in Love With Love
instrumental recording of:
Falling in Love With Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
6:16
B4Billie's Bounce
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:40
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