Down Here on the Ground [Original recording reissued]

Wes Montgomery | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B0000062P6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,234 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Released just a month before Wes died, this 1968 LP was one of only two that the massively influential jazz guitarist landed in the pop Top 40. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reunited, April 30, 2002

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Colin Thompson (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Down Here on the Ground (Audio CD)

As a teenager this was my favorite album, It haunted me for 30 years and I found it again recently on the internet. It is my car music, my answering machine music, my music to gift friends with. Not to mention the joy of introducing it to younger generations. Yes, it's timeless but it's more; it is a culmination of talent and spirituality fit for every musical taste.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Commercial can still be jazz, September 26, 2006

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Dennis L. Watts - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Down Here on the Ground (Audio CD)

This CD has the most concise guitar solo ever put down. Listen to the other man's grass is always greener. If you're a guitar player, and don't get it, go back to Metallica. Wes pulls all the stops out in a short solo.
Going from sizzling single note runs, to octaves, to chordal & right back
into the arrangement, like he had written it himself. Amazing. The combo
is there, you just have to listen a little harder. The jazz is there too!

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Jazz, August 7, 2011

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Robert L. Halla (Greeneville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Down Here on the Ground: Originals (Dig) (Audio CD)

This is an example of superb, cool guitar jazz! Wes Montgomery was introduced to me by a family friend many years ago,(back in the late 60s). By this gift she introduced me to a great jazz guitarist!: Wes Montgomery. This is one of the greatest gifts, given to me on vinyl, long playing record. I have this recording, still in playable condition as well as a cd copy purchased from the manufacturer. It is indeed a treasure in my musical collection!