Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings


Fusion!: Wes Montgomery with Strings is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963.

History

Fusion was the first album Montgomery recorded with a string section. This would become more commonplace on his later releases on the Verve and A&M labels.
It has been reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with additional alternate takes and all the tracks are also available on the Wes Montgomery compilation CD-set The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception

In his AllMusic review, music critic Scott Yanow praised the album: "As with his later albums, Montgomery's guitar solos here are brief and melodic but the jazz content is fairly high even if the emphasis is on ballads... worth picking up; the music is quite pretty and pleasing."

Track listing

  1. "All the Way" – 2:39
  2. "Pretty Blue" – 3:40
  3. "Pretty Blue" – 2:58
  4. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" – 2:51
  5. "Prelude to a Kiss" – 3:08
  6. "The Girl Next Door" – 3:08
  7. "My Romance" – 2:31
  8. "God Bless the Child" – 3:19
  9. "Tune Up" – 3:14
  10. "Tune Up" – 5:09
  11. "Tune Up" – 4:44
  12. "Somewhere" – 3:30
  13. "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" – 2:19

Personnel

Production notes: