So much guitar! ; The Montgomery Brothers In Canada (2013)/ Wes Montgomery

"Wes Montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of Charlie Christian, whose appealing use of octaves became influential and his trademark. He achieved great commercial success during his last few years, only to die prematurely. "So Much Guitar!" is one of his finest recordings, a Riverside date that showcases the influential guitarist in a quintet with pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Lex Humphries, and the congas of Ray Barretto. All eight performances are memorable in their own way, with "Cottontail," "I'm Just a Lucky So and So," and a brief unaccompanied "While We're Young" being high points." (Scott Yanow, Allmusic) Wes ging vaak op tournee met zijn getalenteerde broers Buddy (vibrafonist) en Monk (bassist). In 1961 was het trio op tournee met drummer Paul Humphrey. Live-opnamen verschenen indertijd op LP en zijn als een soort bonus aan deze CD toegevoegd, wat dit dus in feite ene '2 LP's op 1 CD-release' maakt.