Down Here on the Ground


Down Here on the Ground is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1968. It reached number one on the Billboard Jazz album chart and number 4 on the R&B album chart. It also reached number 38 on the Billboard Top LP's.
The title track is Montgomery's version of the theme from the movie Cool Hand Luke, composed by Lalo Schifrin.

Reception

In 1968, DownBeat magazine jazz critic Dan Morgenstern wrote a
In a 2010 AllMusic online review, Michael G. Nastos wrote:

Track listing

  1. "Wind Song" – 2:22
  2. "Georgia on My Mind" – 2:46
  3. "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" – 2:36
  4. "Down Here on the Ground" – 3:42
  5. "Up and at It" – 4:15
  6. "Goin' on to Detroit" – 3:38
  7. "I Say a Little Prayer for You" – 3:18
  8. "When I Look in Your Eyes" – 3:11
  9. "Know It All " – 2:59
  10. "The Fox" – 2:56

Personnel

Production notes: