Movin' Along

Movin' Along
Studio album by Wes Montgomery
Released	April 1961[1]
Recorded	October 12, 1960
Studio	United Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:51 (Reissue)
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Wes Montgomery chronology
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Movin' Along is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1960. It was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with two alternate takes.^[2] All the tracks are available in the Wes Montgomery compilation CD-set The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow stated: "Wes Montgomery made many of his finest jazz recordings originally for Riverside, and this is an often overlooked gem."

Track listing

1. "Movin' Along" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40
2. "Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) – 4:27
3. "Tune-Up [Alternate take]" (Davis) (*) – 4:39
4. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) – 5:02
5. "Sandu" (Clifford Brown) – 3:23
6. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 7:19
7. "Body and Soul [Alternate take]" (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green) (*) – 11:17
8. "So Do It!" (Montgomery) – 6:05
9. "Says You" (Sam Jones) – 4:59

(*) Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1988

Personnel

• Wes Montgomery – guitar, bass guitar (on tracks 2, 5 & 6)
• tenor sax
• Victor Feldman – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Louis Hayes – drums

Production

• Orrin Keepnews – producer

References