{24 96} Wes Montgomery - Tequila 1966 {vinyl} FLAC torrent

Tequila is a mixture of tracks using just a jazz quartet with Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Ray Barretto and the rest with a string section arranged by Claus Ogerman. It is mainly a Latin-flavored album, the first Montgomery recorded without a keyboardist.

On two of the songs included on Tequila, "Tequila" and "The Thumb," Wes Montgomery had an opportunity to jam a bit while backed just by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Grady Tate and the congas of Ray Barretto. The other six selections utilize a string section arranged by Claus Ogerman but, even with a throwaway version of "What the World Needs Now Is Love," there are memorable renditions of "Bumpin' on Sunset" and "Insensatez" that uplift this album quite a bit beyond the guitarist's later A&M recordings.

Jazz writer Josef Woodard called the album "an airy, melodious record, with the standout track being the gently brooding Montgomery original "Bumpin' on Sunset," which features him playing double octaves-the same note played in three octaves."

Track listing

1- "Tequila" (Chuck Rio)
2- "Little Child (Daddy Dear)" (Wayne Shanklin)
3- "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
4- "The Big Hurt" (Wayne Shanklin)
5- "Bumpin' on Sunset" (Wes Montgomery)
6- "Insensatez (How Insensitive)" (Vinicius De Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim)
7- "The Thumb" (Wes Montgomery)
8- "Midnight Mood" (Raleigh, Josef Zawinul)

Personnel

Wes Montgomery – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – conga
George Devens – vibraphone
Bernard Eichen – violin
Arnold Eidus – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Julius Held – violin
Gene Orloff – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Joseph Malin – violin
Abe Kessler – cello
Charles McCracken – cello
George Ricci – cello
Harvey Shapiro – cello

Production notes:

Creed Taylor – producer
Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer