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The Good: Wes was one of the pioneers of the electric guitar and he had a sound so unique to the music of that time. He did not use a pic but his thumb and it produced a smooth sound that calms the soul.
The Bad: you can never go wrong with any of Wes CD’s or albums. I have purchased several of his CD’s and they all sound great.
Overall: Wes music is a must have for any serious audiophile that loves jazz and that era of music. I would recommend all Wes music.
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Track Listings
| 1 | A Day in the Life |
| 2 | Watch What Happens |
| 3 | When a Man Loves a Woman |
| 4 | California Nights |
| 5 | Angel |
| 6 | Eleanor Rigby |
| 7 | Willow Weep for Me |
| 8 | Windy |
| 9 | Trust in Me |
| 10 | The Joker |
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.84 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.1 Ounces
- Manufacturer : Universal Music Group
- Item model number : 2013230
- Original Release Date : 1990
- Date First Available : July 27, 2006
- Label : Universal Music Group
- ASIN : B000002G6K
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #19,907 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #72 in Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo (CDs & Vinyl)
- #128 in Smooth Jazz (CDs & Vinyl)
- #191 in Bebop (CDs & Vinyl)
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2022
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2022
The selection of songs on this album are definitely of a window of time into the mid-1960s. Among the best of them are "Willow Weep For Me", "Windy", "Eleanor Rigby", and of course, the title song from Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. These all bear the mellow flavor that Wes brought to so many of his pop covers in particular, making them jazzy, but easy listening too. No one else did it better.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 16, 2022
Before there was George Benson and Norman Brown there was Wes Montgomery! The originator of the modern contemporary jazz guitar sound! Enjoy! ✅💯🎯
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 14, 2013
This is probably Wes's best-known and best-selling album. Apart from one distinguished original (Angel), it is made up of covers of then-current (60s) pop tunes, played with a small orchestra. Predictably, some fans and critics accused him of 'selling out', and Wes himself remarked that he wasn't crazy about doing this sort of album. I take that with a grain of salt. Wes had to say it to mollify the Puritans, and I'm sure he didn't mind making some decent money for once. (I regard Bitch's Brew as a bigger sellout: Miles was furious at young rockers making more money than he, so he went for the rock audience at the expense of marginalizing acoustic jazz until Wynton Marsalis rescued it.) Anyway, the album's virtues: 1) the pop tunes are really well-chosen - light but poignant melodies that show off Wes's distinctive tone and phrasing. If you like bossa nova, there's a lot of that feeling here. 2) the supporting cast is crème de la crème: Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Ray Barretto for example. 3) Wes plays some really nice solos. 4) The arrangements, though overly lush here and there, are atmospheric and nicely complement the soloist. 5) If the soloist-plus-orchestra format and pop material is confining in some ways, it favors Wes in others. His style requires time for notes and chords to breathe. His notes are like mints that want to linger on the tongue. Up-tempo bop-style playing isn't an ideal showcase for this quality. A Day in the Life is a breezy, pretty-sounding album and it doesn't contain any shredding. If that doesn't bother you, kick back and enjoy an iconic mid-sixties gem.
PS: I really like the cover. The blue-green tint somehow makes cigarette butts appealing.
PS: I really like the cover. The blue-green tint somehow makes cigarette butts appealing.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2004
Wes did three album for A&M records in the last years of his career if I don't forget anything. "Down here on the ground", "Road song" and "A day in the life". I think you already know what these albums are all about. Popular songs, pop songs, Wes's magic guitar work and Don Sebesky in the arranger's chair. I think that this album, "A day in the life" is a more balanced effort than "Road song" for example. It is more or less the same soup, easy listening music with Wes's magic touch as a topping, but this album has less terrible baroque arrangements by Sebesky. Don was still the director of course but he used less baroque fills here, his work is a little more educated, more balanced, less kitsch. The bad part of the job is less evil here. In the "Road song" album only the title track is orchestrated like the tunes contained in "A day in the life" otherwise every other tune is infested with tons of baroque strings parts moving. Wes is more clearly presented here, simply because his talent was so enormous that he really didn't need any help from the arranger so less he worked the better the record. The album it's more coherent and do a better service to Wes. I think every Wes fan should own this cd because even if it's not one of his best for sure, it is still a very good one even in the jazz-pop music contest. But this album could be a nice opener for the Jazz guitar novice too ... even if its not strictly Jazz guitar. Well, you know what I mean.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2021
Produced by Creed Taylor who moved Wes into more commercial settings to the detriment of listeners who felt he should continue on a more jazz track. Arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky and featuring Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Ray Barretto on percussion Grady Tate on drums, great sidemen. My favorite tracks are Watch What Happens, Willow Weep for Me, also 2 Beatle songs, A Day in the Life, and Eleanor Rigby. Also the Association Windy and the Joker from Broadway. Angel is a Montgomery original. Not sure why cover features cigarette stubs. One of the best!
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2020
Fabulous album completely misunderstood. Jazz never sounded sharper because the songs are simply better! Ruth Ann Friedman wrote »Windy » for the Association and it was already jazzy. Here it swings beautifully! The Beatles songs are masterpieces no matter how you say it and swing nicely. A word about Wes... If you know Django and Grappely you have an heir in Wes Montgomery with his clean sound. It isn’t quite Gypsy jazz but the rock song idea brings out that feeling too. Many jazz purists prefer early Wes... and you can have your cake and eat it too! Wes rules and I refer everyone to the recently found Paris concerts ! Some of the best jazz ever recorded!
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Greatest jazz album ever, by one of the top three greatest guitarists of all time
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2016
I played in my college's jazz ensemble for three years -- tenor sax -- and I remember when I first heard Wes Montgomery over 40 years ago. There is NOT a bad cut on this whole album. My late wife hated jazz music -- she used to say "it's just some random dudes getting together and playing, then everyone going into a solo" -- but she LOVED this album. Whenever we would have people over for a gathering, or dinner, we'd put this on and everyone would say "what in the world is that you're playing? IT'S AWESOME." If you don't like jazz, you'll love this album, A Day in the Life. I know about Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the others, but I'd rank this over even "A Love Supreme." Very easy to which to listen and appreciate.
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Eterno Wes... en un disco orquestal convencional
Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on January 6, 2015
En la corta vida de Wes Montgomery hay dos fases muy diferenciadas: el Wes jazzístico en pequeños grupos, y el Wes más "jazziz", con arreglos orquestales, más o menos densos.
Éste disco pertenece a la segunda época. La guitarra de Wes sigue estando ahí, pero la orquesta envuelve sus arpegios, y el resultado es espeso y recargado. Hay momentos (si te fijas solo en el fraseo de Wes) de cierto interés, pero el producto acaba por ser poco sustancioso.
Un disco recomendable más bien para los incondicionales del gran músico que, una vez conseguido sus discos de la primera época, no renuncian a hacerse con toda su limitada produccción.
Éste disco pertenece a la segunda época. La guitarra de Wes sigue estando ahí, pero la orquesta envuelve sus arpegios, y el resultado es espeso y recargado. Hay momentos (si te fijas solo en el fraseo de Wes) de cierto interés, pero el producto acaba por ser poco sustancioso.
Un disco recomendable más bien para los incondicionales del gran músico que, una vez conseguido sus discos de la primera época, no renuncian a hacerse con toda su limitada produccción.
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Klasse Album
Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on May 25, 2022
Großartiges Album in sehr guter Qualität. Eines seiner späteren, daher auch ziemlich poppig. Gefällt mir sehr.
Linda Wood
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Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 26, 2014
Great service great product
Ros H
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Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 23, 2015
Wonderful musician.
Mick Young
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wes Mongomery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 26, 2012
I have had this music on a LP record for some considerable time and wanted it on CD. It is wonderful music from an excellent artist
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