Willow Weep for Me
by Wes Montgomery
- Type: Album
- Released: December 1968
- Label: Verve
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:54
- Community rating: 3.58/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released shortly after the legendary guitarist's sudden death, this posthumous album controversially overdubbed lush string arrangements over previously unissued live recordings from the 1965 Half Note sessions. While the rhythm section of the Wynton Kelly Trio is partially obscured by the studio additions, Montgomery's fluid, masterful improvisations still cut through brilliantly. It represents a fascinating, albeit compromised, collision between his aggressive club playing and the commercial orchestral aesthetic of his later career.
Genres
Tracklist
- Willow Weep For Me - Live At The Half Note / 1965 (7:44)
- Impressions - Live At The Half Note /1965 (5:06)
- Portrait Of Jenny - Live At The Half Note / 1965 (2:48)
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Live At The Half Note / 1965 (5:26)
- Oh, You Crazy Moon - Live At The Half Note / 1965 (5:29)
- Four On Six - Live At The Half Note / 1965 (9:33)
- Misty - Live At The Half Note / 1965 (6:45)
Credits
- Wes Montgomery - primary artist, guitar, written-by
- Claus Ogerman - arranged by [brass and woodwinds], conductor
- Gerry Low - artwork by [cover art]
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Jimmy Cobb - drums
- Wynton Kelly - piano
- Ann Ronell - written-by
- Gordon Burdge - written-by