{"product_id":"wes-montgomery-wess-best-the-best-of-wes-montgomery-on-resonance","title":"Wes Montgomery - Wes's Best: The Best of Wes Montgomery on Resonance","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eResonance Records, the leading archival jazz specialists, continues their recently inaugurated series of samplers, the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTakao Fujioka Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, on June 21 with a pair of packages devoted to material from their bestselling, award-winning and previously unreleased recordings by pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Wes Montgomery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWes’s Best: The Best of Wes Montgomery\u003c\/i\u003e on Resonance draws from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEchoes of Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e (2012); \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e (2015); \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne Night in Indy\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmokin’ in Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack on Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). A complete track listing for both packages appears below.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack on Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e was issued for the first time as limited edition two-LP set on Record Store Day 2019, and 3 tracks from the album appear on \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWes’s Best\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMontgomery’s \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmokin’ in Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e, culled from 1966 broadcast dates with pianist Wynton Kelly’s trio, was recorded less than a year after 1965’s classic \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmokin’ at the Half Note\u003c\/i\u003e and received similar kudos from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDownBeat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJazzTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll of Resonance’s albums devoted to Evans and Montgomery have been released with the full cooperation of the musicians’ estates. Zev Feldman, Resonance co-president and producer, says, “It’s been an honor to work so closely with Evan and Robert of the Evans and Montgomery estates over the course of the last 9 years to bring these incredible, unearthed treasures to light. These artists are really in the bedrock of our label, and it’s been remarkable to see the kind of excitement our releases generate in the press and with our fans.”  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWes Montgomery’s son Robert writes in \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWes’s Best\u003c\/i\u003e, “It’s been a thrill to participate with Resonance Records these last nine years in getting my father’s music out to the world… I appreciate the care Resonance always takes to honor my father’s memory with each release — including interviews and essays about the music and finding rare pictures.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike Resonance’s first two compilations in the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTakao Fujioka Collection\u003c\/i\u003e – \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSing a Song of Jazz: The Best of Vocal Jazz on Resonance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJazz Piano Panorama: The Best of Piano Jazz on Resonance\u003c\/i\u003e, released in May – the newly released Evans and Montgomery samplers features the eye-catching artwork and design of Fujioka, editor of the Japanese jazz journal \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWay Out West\u003c\/i\u003e; he supplied the cover art for Resonance’s 2016 Stan Getz release \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMoments in Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracks on \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWes’s Best: The Best of Wes Montgomery on Resonance\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"ol1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJingles (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmokin’ in Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMr. Walker (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack on Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWest Coast Blues (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmokin’ in Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFour on Six (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack on Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce I Loved (O Amor em Paz) (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmokin’ in Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWes’ Tune (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLi’l Darling (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne Night in Indy\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGoing Down to Big Mary’s (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiablo’s Dance (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEchoes of Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNica’s Dream (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEchoes of Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGive Me the Simple Life (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne Night in Indy\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Round Midnight (from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack on Indiana Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":39411445858385,"sku":"","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0342\/2497\/products\/wes.jpg?v=1624891317","url":"https:\/\/www.southrecordshop.com\/products\/wes-montgomery-wess-best-the-best-of-wes-montgomery-on-resonance","provider":"South Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}