Complete Recordings With Lionel Hampton [Import]

Wes Montgomery | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Definitive Spain
• ASIN: B00008GQE0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,415,799 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Chicken Shack Boogie

2. New Central Avenue Breakdown

3. Benson's Boogie

4. Hamp's Boogie Woogie No 2

5. Hamp's Gumbo

6. Beulah's Sister's Boogie

7. Wee Albert

8. What's Happenin', Baby?

9. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinkin' Wine

10. Moonglow

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Rag Mop

2. For You, My Love

3. Sky Blue

4. I've Been a Fool (Thinking You Cared)

5. How You Sound

6. I Almost Lost My Mind

7. Everybody's Somebody's Fool

8. I'll Never Be Free

9. Sad Feeling

10. Hamp's Gumbo

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Complete recordings with Lionel Hampton. 24-bit remastering. Definitive Recordings. 2001. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wes at his best, March 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Recordings With Lionel Hampton (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful collection of music created by Wes and Mr. Hampton. Stellar recordings give tremendous insight into what a true genius the man really was. His guitar is right upfront in the mix and the recording quality is glorious. Here Wes has never sounded better. This is fantastic music with an excellent packaging job. A must have for any Jazz guitar lover!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's actually pretty good R&B, March 27, 2003

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J. A Bole "bolatski" (Spokane, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Recordings With Lionel Hampton (Audio CD)

In a nutshell, this isn't great, but it is really pretty good funky early R&B. Wes isn't prominant, but I can hear him doing some pretty tasty fills here and there. Frankly, I bought this because I wanted to hear what Wes sounded like in 1949. I like it pretty well, not because Wes is doing anything all that dramatic, but because the music is pretty good.

If you like old R&B, or if you're nuts about Wes Montgomery and have to have all his stuff you should get this. I am glad I did.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Forget it, not even for hard core Wes fans., March 9, 2003

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Kay Emm Gee - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Recordings With Lionel Hampton (Audio CD)

Disconforme (Definitive Records) strikes out with this load of nonsense. This was a period when Hamp was recording commercial R&B records, a la Louis Jordan. Wes is barley audible on these recordings and does not play one solo.
The remastered tapes sound good considering the primitive recording technology. The liner notes are awefull, however all personal and recording date information is well documented.
Don't wate your money, not even hard core Wes fans will dig this.