From legendary producer Michael Cuscuna (Miles Davis: Live In Europe 1967, Miles Davis: Bitches Brew 40th Anniversary).
The first full album of previously unheard Montgomery music in over 25 years.
Contains studio & live performances recorded in Indianapolis 1957-1958.
Includes 4 tracks recorded at Indianapolis’s famed club, The Hub Bub.CD Release Includes:
– 24 page booklet.
– Family photographs provided by the Montgomery family.
– Liner notes by some of music’s most respected writers including:
Dan Morgenstern, David N. Baker, Bill Milkowski, Michael Cuscuna and others.
– Classic 50s photos of Wes taken in Indianapolis by legendary
photographer Duncan Scheidt.
Features a previously unpublished essay by Wes brother, Buddy Montgomery.
Includes a rare interview with Wes’s brother Monk Montgomery from 1980.Limited 2 LP Edition
Mastered by Bernie Grundman.
180 gram vinyl pressed on 12″ at 45 RPM by R.T.I.
Deluxe hand-assembled, hand-numbered gatefold by Stoughton Press.
Includes 4 panel booklet with 12 x 12 insert.
The first full album of previously unheard Montgomery music in over 25 years.
Contains studio & live performances recorded in Indianapolis 1957-1958.
Includes 4 tracks recorded at Indianapolis’s famed club, The Hub Bub.CD Release Includes:
– 24 page booklet.
– Family photographs provided by the Montgomery family.
– Liner notes by some of music’s most respected writers including:
Dan Morgenstern, David N. Baker, Bill Milkowski, Michael Cuscuna and others.
– Classic 50s photos of Wes taken in Indianapolis by legendary
photographer Duncan Scheidt.
Features a previously unpublished essay by Wes brother, Buddy Montgomery.
Includes a rare interview with Wes’s brother Monk Montgomery from 1980.Limited 2 LP Edition
Mastered by Bernie Grundman.
180 gram vinyl pressed on 12″ at 45 RPM by R.T.I.
Deluxe hand-assembled, hand-numbered gatefold by Stoughton Press.
Includes 4 panel booklet with 12 x 12 insert.
” This newly discovered collection of recordings captures not only the magic that was Wes, but also the wonderful Indianapolis jazz scene of which he was so proudly a part. ” – Dr. David N. Baker
Track Listing:
1. Diablo’s Dance
2. Round Midnight
3. Straight No Chaser
4. Nica’s Dream
5. Darn That Dream
6. Take the A Train
7. Misty
8. Body and Soul
9. After Hours Blues (Improvisation)
1. Diablo’s Dance
2. Round Midnight
3. Straight No Chaser
4. Nica’s Dream
5. Darn That Dream
6. Take the A Train
7. Misty
8. Body and Soul
9. After Hours Blues (Improvisation)
