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FROM THE VERVE RECORDS TAPES
ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED BY DON SEBESKY
DELUXE GATEFOLD 180-GRAM LP
Released on the Verve label in 1965, Bumpin' was Wes Montgomery's first album to reach the charts, climbing to #116 on the Billboard 200 chart. In his All Music review, Shawn M. Haney gave the LP four-and-a-half stars (out of five) and praised it by stating that, "Not only is Wes' brilliant command of the six-string present here, so is the vivid color tones of notes and blue notes played between. Backed up by a hauntingly beautiful and mesmerizing orchestra conducted and arranged by Don Sebesky, the music almost lifts the listener off his feet into a dreamy, water-like landscape. The atmosphere is serene and enchanting, such as a romantic evening for two under starlight, and certainly, a romantic eve merits the accompaniment of this record. The sound quality is clear and lush, and, overall, this collection of mid'60s Latin jazz is a delight to listen to, once and again".
Tracklist
SIDE 1
1. BUMPIN’
2. TEAR IT DOWN
3. A QUIET THING(From “Flora, The Red Menace”)
4. CON ALMA
SIDE 2
1. LOVE THEME from “THE SANDPIPER” (The Shadow of Your Smile)
(From the M-G-M Filmways Motion Picture “THE SANDPIPER”)
2. MI COSA
3. HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY
4. MUSTY
Personnel
ARRANGER/CONDUCTOR: DON SEBESKY
GUITAR: WES MONTGOMERY
BASS: BOB CRANSHAW
DRUMS: HELCIO MILITO OR GRADY TATE
BONGO AND CONGA: CANDIDO CAMERO
PIANO: ROGER KELLAWAY
VIOLAS: HAROLD COLETTA, DAVID SCHWARTZ
VIOLINS: ARNOLD EIDUS, LEWIS ELEY, PAUL GERSHMAN, LOUIS HABER, JULIUS HELD, HARRY LOOKOFSKY, JOSEPH MALIGNAGGI, GENE ORLOFF, SOL SHAPIRO CELLO: GEORGE RICCI, CHARLES McCRACKEN
HARP: MARGARET ROSS
Credits
RECORDED AT VAN GELDER STUDIOS, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N. J. IN MAY, 1965.
ENGINEERED BY: RUDY VAN GELDER
COVER PHOTO: CHARLES STEWART
COVER DESIGN: MICHAEL MALATAK PRODUCED BY: CREED TAYLOR
Release date - March 24th 2023 (originally released on Verve Records in 1965)
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