Road Song

Performer: Wes Montgomery
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Creed Taylor
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Tosha Samaroff, Bernard Eichen, Charles Libove (violin); Amanuel Vardi, Emanuel Vardi (viola); Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman, George Ricci (cello); Don Ashworth (flute, recorder, clarinet, oboe, English horn); Stanley Webb, Stan Webb (flute, recorder, clarinet, oboe); Don Hammond, Harvey Estrin (flute, recorder); George Marge (flute, clarinet, oboe); Eric Leber (recorder, harpsichord); Bernard Krainis (recorder); Walter Kane (bassoon); Marvin Stamm, Bernie Glow (trumpet); James Buffington (French horn, horns); Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise (trombone); Hank Jones Great Jazz Trio , Hank Jones (piano, harpsichord); Herbie Hancock (piano); Grady Tate, Gregory Tate, Ed Shaughnessy (drums); Jack Jennings, Ray Barretto (percussion). Liner Note Author: Ira Gitler. Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (05/07/1968-05/09/1968). Photographer: Pete Turner . Arranger: Don Sebesky. Creed Taylor produced. Although it's pop-oriented, it still offers plenty of fine Montgomery. ~ Ron Wynn Wes Montgomery's final record (before his death from a heart attack at age 45) is, as with his two previous A&M releases, pure pop. The great guitarist sticks to simple melody statements (with a lot of octaves thrown in) while backed by Don Sebesky's unimaginative arrangements for an orchestra; commercially the combination was a big success. Unless one really has the desire to hear such songs as "Greensleeves," "Fly Me to the Moon," "Yesterday" and "Scarborough Fair" played perfectly straight, this strictly for-the-money effort can be safely passed by. ~ Scott Yanow

Wes Montgomery's warm sound and hard-driving swing are, for many listeners, the epitome of jazz guitar. Rising from relative obscurity in the late 1950s, he became a huge sensation in the '60s, to the point that his recording career veered increasingly into commercial realms. Montgomery could tear off exhilarating solos with effortless grace, and in his relatively brief career he left an enduring legacy of brilliant playing.

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