Vinyl LP Reissue!
Boss Guitar is the ninth album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery,released in 1963 by Riverside Records. Toward the end of his Bop period,legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery reunited with fellow Hoosier, andHammond B-3 master, Melvin Rhyne on several sessions. The first of that serieswas 1963s Boss Guitar, featuring the outstanding Jimmy Cobb on drums.Highlights off the LP include a cooking 6/8 version of “Besame Mucho,” the funkyMontgomery blues “Fried Pies,” and Montgomery’s dazzling showpiece “The TrickBag. A classic Bop LP that holds its own over time.
“Boss Guitar is among the bop-oriented Montgomery albums that should continueto be savored after all these years.” -Alex Henderson, allmusic.com
Features:
Vinyl LP Reissue
Musicians:
Wes Montgomery, guitar
Mel Rhyne, organ
Jimmy Cobb, drums
Selections:
Side One:
1. Besame Mucho
2. Dearly Beloved
3. Days of Wine and Roses
4. The Trick Bag
Side Two:
1. Canadian Sunset
2. Fried Pies
3. The Breeze and I
4. For Heaven’s Sake
