Boss Guitar

It has been reissued by Original Jazz Classics with additional alternate takes.^[1] All the tracks are available on the Wes Montgomery compilation CD The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Down Beat (Original Lp release)	^[2]
All About Jazz	(no rating)^[3]

Allmusic jazz critic Scott Yanow called Boss Guitar "Enjoyable if not essential."^[1] and David Rickert, for All About Jazz stated, "Montgomery was always at his best as the sole lead instrument, as this recording will attest."^[3]

Track listing

"Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 6:28
"Besame Mucho" [Alternate take] (Velazquez, Skylar) – 6:24
"Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:49
"Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:44
"The Trick Bag" (Wes Montgomery) – 4:25
"Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 5:04
"Fried Pies" (Montgomery) – 6:42
"Fried Pies" Alternate take (Montgomery) – 6:35
"The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:08
"For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:39

Personnel

Wes Montgomery – guitar
Melvin Rhyne – organ
Jimmy Cobb – drums

Production notes:

Orrin Keepnews – producer
Ray Fowler – engineer

References

1 2 3 Nastos, Michael G. "Boss Guitar > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
↑ Down Beat:September 12, 1963 Vol. 30, No.25
1 2 Richert, David. "Boss Guitar > Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved December 18, 2010.

External links

Jazz Discography

Montgomery Brothers

Wes Montgomery Buddy Montgomery Monk Montgomery

Albums	Almost Forgotten (1955) The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others (1957) Montgomeryland (1958) Groove Yard (1961) George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (1961) The Montgomery Brothers (1961) The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961) Love Walked In (1961) Wes, Buddy and Monk Montgomery (1961)

Wes solo	Fingerpickin' Far Wes The Wes Montgomery Trio The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Movin' Along So Much Guitar Bags Meets Wes! Full House Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings Boss Guitar Portrait of Wes Guitar on the Go The Alternative Wes Montgomery Bumpin' Movin' Wes Smokin' at the Half Note Smokin' Guitar Goin' out of My Head California Dreaming Tequila A Day in the Life The Complete Riverside Recordings

Monk solo	It's Never Too Late (1969) Bass Odyssey (1971) Reality (1974) Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (1975)

Buddy solo	The Two-Sided Album (1968) This Rather Than That (1969) Ties of Love (1987) So Why Not? Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Here Again Icebreaker (2001) A Love Affair in Paris (2001) A Day in the Life (2006)

The Mastersounds	Jazz Showcase introducing The Mastersounds (1957) The King And I (1957) Kismet (1958) The Flower Drum Song (1958) Ballads and Blues (1959) The Mastersounds in Concert (1959) Happy Holidays from many lands (1959) The Mastersounds play Horace Silver (1960) Swinging with The Mastersounds (1961) The Mastersounds on Tour (1961) A Date with The Mastersounds (1961)

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