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Tribute to Wes Montgomery

Project G-7
1 disc

1. Impressions
2. Remembering Wes
3. Grooveyard
4. Canadian Sunset
5. Fried Pies
6. Road Song
7. Come Rain or Come Shine
8. Serena
9. Yesterdays
Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 22049
Credits

Producer Akira Tana; Yoichi Nakao
Engineer
Project G-7: Kenny Burrell, Gene Bertoncini, Ted Dunbar, Kevin Eubanks, Rodney Jones, Jack Wilkins, William Ash (guitars), Rufus Reid (bass), Akira Tana (drums).
Recorded between March 11 and April 2, 1992. Includes liner notes by Dr. Herb Wong.
Personnel: Gene Bertoncini, Jack Wilkins , Kenny Burrell, Rodney Jones, Ted Dunbar, Kevin Eubanks, William Ash (guitar); Akira Tana (drums).
Liner Note Author: Herb Wong.
Recording information: Eastside Sound (03/11/1992-04/02/1992).
Editor: A.T. Michael MacDonald.
Photographers: Ebet Roberts; Chuck Stewart.
Unknown Contributor Role: William Ash.
The first of a two-volume set dedicated to the memory of guitar great Wes Montgomery offers an excellent stylistic contrast between those who were influenced by Montgomery's jazzy side and those who absorbed the lyrical/sentimental aspect. Kenny Burrell, Rodney Jones, and Ted Dunbar epitomize the slashing, hard-riffing approach, while Gene Gertoncini, Jack Wilkins, and William Ash are the romanticists, and Kevin Eubanks comes off somewhere in the middle. The differences in touch, phrasing, sound, mood, and pacing over the nine songs is fascinating; hearing the voicings between the interacting players and their adjustments to each other offers guitar fans in particular a rare chance to hear seven masters in operation on the same project. ~ Ron Wynn
Critic Reviews

Down Beat (12/93, p.38) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good - "...Seven guitars and rhythm section come together to pay tribute to Wes. The results are inspired and, of course, swinging..."