Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to NPRJazz Profiles "The Life and Music Of Wes Montgomery", the nickname "Wes" was a child's abbreviation of his middle name, Leslie. He came from a musical family; his brothers, Monk (double bass and electric bass) and Buddy (vibraphone and piano), were jazz performers. The brothers released a number of albums together as the Montgomery Brothers. Although he was not skilled at reading music, he could learn complex melodies and riffs by ear. Montgomery started learning the six-string guitar at the relatively late age of 20 by listening to and learning the recordings of his idol, guitarist Charlie Christian; however, he had played a four string tenor guitar since age twelve. He was known for his ability to play Christian's solos note for note and was hired by Lionel Hampton for this ability.
Tequila (Spanish [teˈkila]) is a regional specific name for a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, 65km (40mi) northwest of Guadalajara, and in the highlands (Los Altos) of the north western Mexican state of Jalisco. Although tequila is a kind of mezcal, modern tequila differs somewhat in the method of its production, in the use of only blue agave plants, as well as in its regional specificity.
The red volcanic soil in the surrounding region is particularly well suited to the growing of the blue agave, and more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there each year. Agave tequila grows differently depending on the region. Blue agaves grown in the highlands Los Altos region are larger in size and sweeter in aroma and taste. Agaves harvested in the lowlands, on the other hand, have a more herbaceous fragrance and flavor.
Mexican laws state that tequila can only be produced in the state of Jalisco and limited municipalities in the states of Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas. Tequila is recognized as a Mexican designation of origin product in more than 40 countries. It is protected through NAFTA in Canada and the United States, through bilateral agreements with individual countries such as Japan and Israel, and has been a protected designation of origin product in the constituent countries of the European Union since 1997.
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.
It was reissued on CD in 1999 and 2008 with alternate takes that are listed below.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow singled out individual tracks as those giving Montgomery the opportunity to jam and those backed with string arrangements. The few tracks he praises he claims "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."
Rare Recording of Wes Montgomery & His Brothers Live at Newport Jazz Festival in 1967.
The only live recording found of Montgomery Brothers in the 60's!!
Wes Montgomery - guitar
Buddy Montgomery - piano
Monk Montgomery - bass
Grady Tate - drums
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Tequila is the seventeenth jazz album recorded by guitarist Wes Montgomery and released in 1966.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.
It was reissued on CD in 1999 and 2008 with alternate takes that are listed below.
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Wes Montgomery ~ Tequila
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Tequila / Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery -- guitar
Ron Carter -- bass
Grady Tate -- drums
Ray Barretto -- conga
Creed Taylor -- producer
Claus Ogerman -- arranger, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder -- engineer 1966
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How Insensitive · Wes Montgomery
Tequila
℗ A Verve Label Group Release; ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1966-12-03
Producer: Creed Taylor
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Ron Carter
Associated Performer, Conga: Ray Barretto
Associated Performer, Drums: Grady Tate
Associated Performer, Violin: Bernard Eichen
Associated Performer, Violin: Arnold Eidus
Associated Performer, Violin: Paul Gershman
Associated Performer, Violin: Emanuel Green
Associated Performer, Violin: Julius Held
Associated Performer, Violin: Harry Lookofsky
Associated Performer, Violin: Joe Malin
Associated Performer, Violin: Gene Orloff
Associated Performer, Cello: Abe Kessler
Associated Performer, Cello: Charles McCracken
Associated Performer, Cell...
Rare Recording of Wes Montgomery & His Brothers Live at Newport Jazz Festival in 1967.
The only live recording found of Montgomery Brothers in the 60's!!
Wes M...
Rare Recording of Wes Montgomery & His Brothers Live at Newport Jazz Festival in 1967.
The only live recording found of Montgomery Brothers in the 60's!!
Wes Montgomery - guitar
Buddy Montgomery - piano
Monk Montgomery - bass
Grady Tate - drums
Rare Recording of Wes Montgomery & His Brothers Live at Newport Jazz Festival in 1967.
The only live recording found of Montgomery Brothers in the 60's!!
Wes Montgomery - guitar
Buddy Montgomery - piano
Monk Montgomery - bass
Grady Tate - drums
Tequila is the seventeenth jazz album recorded by guitarist Wes Montgomery and released in 1966.Tequila is a mixture of tracks using just a jazz quartet with Ro...
Tequila is the seventeenth jazz album recorded by guitarist Wes Montgomery and released in 1966.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.
It was reissued on CD in 1999 and 2008 with alternate takes that are listed below.
The media files included in this video are in property of UMG Ltd. I do not own this song. This video is not rendered to the full quality extent of the СD, does not include the full volume of the СD and is presented for review only in the hopes the viewer will be pleased to the extent to promote the viewer to buy the full СD.
We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and review purposes only.
Also, sorry about my mistakes, I'm russian :D
Tequila is the seventeenth jazz album recorded by guitarist Wes Montgomery and released in 1966.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.
It was reissued on CD in 1999 and 2008 with alternate takes that are listed below.
The media files included in this video are in property of UMG Ltd. I do not own this song. This video is not rendered to the full quality extent of the СD, does not include the full volume of the СD and is presented for review only in the hopes the viewer will be pleased to the extent to promote the viewer to buy the full СD.
We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and review purposes only.
Also, sorry about my mistakes, I'm russian :D
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How Insensitive · Wes Montgomery
Tequila
℗ A Verve Label Group Release; ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on...
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How Insensitive · Wes Montgomery
Tequila
℗ A Verve Label Group Release; ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1966-12-03
Producer: Creed Taylor
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Ron Carter
Associated Performer, Conga: Ray Barretto
Associated Performer, Drums: Grady Tate
Associated Performer, Violin: Bernard Eichen
Associated Performer, Violin: Arnold Eidus
Associated Performer, Violin: Paul Gershman
Associated Performer, Violin: Emanuel Green
Associated Performer, Violin: Julius Held
Associated Performer, Violin: Harry Lookofsky
Associated Performer, Violin: Joe Malin
Associated Performer, Violin: Gene Orloff
Associated Performer, Cello: Abe Kessler
Associated Performer, Cello: Charles McCracken
Associated Performer, Cello: George Ricci
Associated Performer, Cello: Harvey Shapiro
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Claus Ogerman
Composer Lyricist: Vinícius de Moraes
Composer Lyricist: Antonio Carlos Jobim
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How Insensitive · Wes Montgomery
Tequila
℗ A Verve Label Group Release; ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1966-12-03
Producer: Creed Taylor
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Ron Carter
Associated Performer, Conga: Ray Barretto
Associated Performer, Drums: Grady Tate
Associated Performer, Violin: Bernard Eichen
Associated Performer, Violin: Arnold Eidus
Associated Performer, Violin: Paul Gershman
Associated Performer, Violin: Emanuel Green
Associated Performer, Violin: Julius Held
Associated Performer, Violin: Harry Lookofsky
Associated Performer, Violin: Joe Malin
Associated Performer, Violin: Gene Orloff
Associated Performer, Cello: Abe Kessler
Associated Performer, Cello: Charles McCracken
Associated Performer, Cello: George Ricci
Associated Performer, Cello: Harvey Shapiro
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Claus Ogerman
Composer Lyricist: Vinícius de Moraes
Composer Lyricist: Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Rare Recording of Wes Montgomery & His Brothers Live at Newport Jazz Festival in 1967.
The only live recording found of Montgomery Brothers in the 60's!!
Wes Montgomery - guitar
Buddy Montgomery - piano
Monk Montgomery - bass
Grady Tate - drums
Tequila is the seventeenth jazz album recorded by guitarist Wes Montgomery and released in 1966.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.
It was reissued on CD in 1999 and 2008 with alternate takes that are listed below.
The media files included in this video are in property of UMG Ltd. I do not own this song. This video is not rendered to the full quality extent of the СD, does not include the full volume of the СD and is presented for review only in the hopes the viewer will be pleased to the extent to promote the viewer to buy the full СD.
We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and review purposes only.
Also, sorry about my mistakes, I'm russian :D
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How Insensitive · Wes Montgomery
Tequila
℗ A Verve Label Group Release; ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1966-12-03
Producer: Creed Taylor
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Ron Carter
Associated Performer, Conga: Ray Barretto
Associated Performer, Drums: Grady Tate
Associated Performer, Violin: Bernard Eichen
Associated Performer, Violin: Arnold Eidus
Associated Performer, Violin: Paul Gershman
Associated Performer, Violin: Emanuel Green
Associated Performer, Violin: Julius Held
Associated Performer, Violin: Harry Lookofsky
Associated Performer, Violin: Joe Malin
Associated Performer, Violin: Gene Orloff
Associated Performer, Cello: Abe Kessler
Associated Performer, Cello: Charles McCracken
Associated Performer, Cello: George Ricci
Associated Performer, Cello: Harvey Shapiro
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Claus Ogerman
Composer Lyricist: Vinícius de Moraes
Composer Lyricist: Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to NPRJazz Profiles "The Life and Music Of Wes Montgomery", the nickname "Wes" was a child's abbreviation of his middle name, Leslie. He came from a musical family; his brothers, Monk (double bass and electric bass) and Buddy (vibraphone and piano), were jazz performers. The brothers released a number of albums together as the Montgomery Brothers. Although he was not skilled at reading music, he could learn complex melodies and riffs by ear. Montgomery started learning the six-string guitar at the relatively late age of 20 by listening to and learning the recordings of his idol, guitarist Charlie Christian; however, he had played a four string tenor guitar since age twelve. He was known for his ability to play Christian's solos note for note and was hired by Lionel Hampton for this ability.
all the leaves are brown and the sky is grey I've been for a walk on a winter's day I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A California Dreamin' on such a winter's day stopped into a church I passed along the way well, I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray you know the preacher likes the cold he knows I'm gonna stay California Dreamin' on such a winter's day all the leaves are brown and the sky is grey I've been for a walk on a winter's day if I didn't tell her I could leave today California Dreamin'
“Bumpin’ on Sunset,” the Latin-tinged number from 1966’s Tequila that introduced a generation of guitar players to Wes Montgomery’s smooth octaves playing, is rendered here as an entrancing soul-jazz groover.