Fusion!

by Wes Montgomery

Fusion! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Riverside
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 29:55
  • Community rating: 3.39/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Representing the guitarist's first foray into orchestral recording, this project surrounds his signature octave technique with lush, dynamic string arrangements. The orchestrations by Jimmy Jones are designed to frame the improvisations within a highly polished, commercially accessible context. 'Fusion!' marked a controversial but highly successful pivot toward adult contemporary audiences.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, fusion, virtuosic, lounge

Tracklist

  1. All The Way (2:36)
  2. Pretty Blue (3:38)
  3. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (2:49)
  4. Prelude To A Kiss (3:05)
  5. The Girl Next Door (3:06)
  6. My Romance (2:28)
  7. God Bless The Child (3:16)
  8. Tune-Up (3:12)
  9. Somewhere (3:26)
  10. Baubles, Bangles And Beads (2:19)

Credits

  • Wes Montgomery - primary artist, guitar
  • Milt Hinton - bass
  • Osie Johnson - drums
  • Kenny Burrell - guitar
  • Dick Hyman - piano
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Phil Bodner - woodwind

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