℗ 1965 Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg
| Released | March 19, 2021 |
| Duration | 58m 39s |
| Record Label | Jazzline |
| Catalogue No. | 77078 |
| Genre | Jazz (BeBop) |
The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings (Live)
Wes Montgomery
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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West Coast Blues (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
4:18 | |||
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1.2
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Four on Six (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
6:31 | |||
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1.3
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Last of the Wine (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
7:40 | |||
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1.4
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Here's That Rainy Day (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
8:30 | |||
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1.5
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Opening 2 (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
5:24 | |||
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1.6
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Blue Grass (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
5:11 | |||
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1.7
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Blue Monk (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
6:34 | |||
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1.8
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The Leopard Walks (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
6:58 | |||
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1.9
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Twisted Blues (Live)
Wes Montgomery |
5:20 | |||
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1.10
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West Coast Blues (Encore / Live)
Wes Montgomery |
2:13 |
"Although Montgomery was the titular star of the NDR programme, the performance is conducted as a meeting of equals. Everybody gets to solo—there are high flyers from Montgomery, Solal, Griffin and Ross— and the tunes come from Montgomery ("West Coast Blues," "Four On Six"), Solal, Griffin and Ross, who arranged the horn section. There is also a weighty, slow-tempo reading of Thelonious Monk's "Blue Monk."
Jazz historians will value this glimpse of Montgomery—and also of Ross, who passed in 1991 while still in his fifties. Ross is one of the near forgotten luminaries of first generation British modern jazz, partly because from 1970 onwards he spent most of his time as a session musician."
- All About Jazz
For all friends of this style-defining musician and beyond, Jazzline presents the NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings for the first time and thus never before published. In addition to Wes Montgomery, the musicians Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Ronnie Ross, Martial Solal, Hans Koller, Michel Gaudry and Ronnie Stephenson took part in this session. A fascinating line-up.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Jazzline Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.41 -0.56 to -0.11 | -16.99 -17.66 to -16.23 | -14.37 -14.70 to -14.00 | 12 11 to 12 | |
| 1 | West Coast Blues (Live) | -0.53 | -16.86 | -14.2 | 12 |
| 2 | Four on Six (Live) | -0.43 | -16.46 | -14.1 | 11 |
| 3 | Last of the Wine (Live) | -0.39 | -16.99 | -14.4 | 12 |
| 4 | Here's That Rainy Day (Live) | -0.33 | -16.57 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 5 | Opening 2 (Live) | -0.11 | -17.66 | -14.6 | 12 |
| 6 | Blue Grass (Live) | -0.45 | -17.11 | -14.5 | 12 |
| 7 | Blue Monk (Live) | -0.32 | -17.40 | -14.7 | 12 |
| 8 | The Leopard Walks (Live) | -0.52 | -17.06 | -14.5 | 12 |
| 9 | Twisted Blues (Live) | -0.49 | -16.23 | -14.0 | 11 |
| 10 | West Coast Blues (Encore / Live) | -0.56 | -17.52 | -14.5 | 11 |