Movin' Along

Movin' Along
Movin' Along
Studio album by Wes Montgomery
Released	April 1961
Recorded	October 12, 1960
Studio	United Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:51 (Reissue)
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Wes Montgomery chronology

Movin' Along is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in April 1961.^[2] It was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with two alternate takes.^[3] All the tracks are available in the Wes Montgomery compilation CD-set The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow stated: "Wes Montgomery made many of his finest jazz recordings originally for Riverside, and this is an often overlooked gem."

Track listing

"Movin' Along" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40
"Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) – 4:27
"Tune-Up [Alternate take]" (Davis) (*) – 4:39
"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) – 5:02
"Sandu" (Clifford Brown) – 3:23
"Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 7:19
"Body and Soul [Alternate take]" (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green) (*) – 11:17
"So Do It!" (Montgomery) – 6:05
"Says You" (Sam Jones) – 4:59

(*) Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1988

Personnel

Wes Montgomery – guitar, bass guitar (on tracks 2, 5 & 6)
James Clay – flute, tenor sax
Victor Feldman – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Louis Hayes – drums

Production

Orrin Keepnews – producer

References

^ "Billboard". April 24, 1961.
^ "Billboard". April 24, 1961.
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Movin' Along > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External links

Jazz Discography

[1] "Billboard". April 24, 1961.

[2] "Billboard". April 24, 1961.

[AM-3] Yanow, Scott. "Movin' Along > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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