Release date: 04-07-2002 (originally recored in 1967)

2002 German Speakers Corner limited LP edition  pressed on 180gram Virgin VINYL, originally recored in 1967.-Sales figures of the first two LPs for World Pacific Records were minimal at the time when Wes Montgomery's first band was a purely family affair called "The Montgomery Brothers". From California, Wes travelled eastwards, and the Riverside label produced his first jazz recordings. But it was with the label Verve and Creed Taylor, who had risen to the position of producer, with whom he made his true success story.- Stickered & Sealed in picture sleeve - A&M/ CTI SP-3006

Tracks:
01. Wind Song 
02. Georgia on My Mind  
03. The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener 
04. Down Here on the Ground 
05. Up and at It 
06. Goin' on to Detroit 
07. I Say a Little Prayer for You 
08. When I Look in Your Eyes 
09. Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe)  
10. The Fox 

Let’s talk money! Creed Taylor left Verve and took several musicians with him, including Montgomery. The CTI-Concept with strings, flutes and oboes led to ‘easy-listening jazz’ - but in Wes Montgomery’s case it was sheer delight. Film themes, bossa nova and themes from the world of pop created a mixture that forced one to concentrate on the fine nuances and rhythmic detail of this new concept. Flights of double octaves, finely chiselled rhythms, blockchords, and a highly individual sound which has yet to be equalled are especially effective in well-known pop songs such as “I Say A Little Prayer� (just try this number to whet your appetite!) and in the blues composition “Goin’ On To Detroit�.

Pecunia non olet! Let’s hope that Wes Montgomery, maestro of the strong thumb (so called because he played without the use of a plectrum), was able to thoroughly enjoy spending his advance payment for his last official release before his untimely death after a heart attack in his home town of Indianapolis on 15 June1968 at the age of only 43.

Wes Montgomery (g); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Grady Tate (dr) Bobby Rosengarden, Ray Barretto (perc); Mike Mainieri (vib); and strings

Recording: December 1967 and January 1968 at Van Gelder’s Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., by Rudy Van Gelder / Production: Creed Taylor