Wes Montgomery - California Dreaming (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 180g LP

180g Vinyl LP!

Remastered from the Original Analog Tape by Matthew Lutthans!

Pressed at QRP!

The last album Wes Montgomery released for Verve in his lifetime—and among his last works ever, just before a trio of albums for A&M released in his final year—was 1967's California Dreaming. Like many of the guitarist's Verve recordings, the album found Montgomery pivoting away from proper jazz and more toward pop fare from what the original liner notes deemed "the uptight, outasight, everything's-gonna-be-alright-'60s". The album pairs Montgomery's signature octave-driven guitar style with lush, string-laden orchestrations and a large, varied ensemble featuring luminaries like Ray Beckenstein and Stan Webb on saxophone and Herbie Hancock on piano. Key tracks include the title tune, a Top 5 hit for The Mamas and The Papas, along with then-current pop instrumentals by Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") and Sol Lake ("More, More, Amor," "Green Peppers," "Winds of Barcelona").

Verve Acoustic Sounds Series is mastered from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans, pressed on 180g vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) and packaged in a high-quality tip-on gatefold jacket.

Features

Acoustic Sounds Series Reissue from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises

180g Vinyl LP

Remastered from the Original Analog Tape by Matthew Lutthans

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Tip-On Gatefold Jacket

Musicians

Wes Montgomery, Al Casamenti, Bucky Pizzarelli guitar

Herbie Hancock piano

Wayne Andre, John Messner, Bill Watrous trombone

Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, James Nottingham trumpet

Raymond Beckenstein alto sax, flute, piccolo

Stan Webb alto & baritone sax, English horn, clarinet

Walter Kane bassoon, clarinet, tenor sax

James Buffington French horn

Jack Jennings vibes, castanets, scratcher

Don Butterfield tuba

Richard Davis bass

Ray Baretto, Grady Tate percussion

Selections

Side 1:

California Dreaming

Sun Down

Oh You Crazy Moon

More, More, Amor

Without You

Side 2:

Winds of Barcelona

Sunny

Green Peppers

Mr. Walker

South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)