Vinyl LP
Reissue of the debut album on A&M Records by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1967. It reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz album chart and #2 on the R&B chart. Considered by far the best of his three albums on A&M (in partnership with Creed Taylor’s CTI Records), A Day in the Life features a plethora of star sidemen, such as Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Ray Barretto and Grady Tate, among others, as well as superb arrangements by Don Sebesky.
SIDE 1:
1. A DAY IN THE LIFE (Lennon-McCartney) 5:49
2. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (M. Legrand-N. Gimbel) 2:44
3. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (Lewis-Wright) 2:54
4. CALIFORNIA NIGHTS (Hamlisch-Liebling) 2:32
5. ANGEL (Wes Montgomery) 2:49
SIDE 2:
1. ELEANOR RIGBY (Lennon-McCartney) 3:08
2. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME (Ann Ronnell) 4:34
3. WINDY (Ruthann Friedman) 2:22
4. TRUST IN ME (Weber-Schwartz-Ager) 4:28
5. THE JOKER (Newley-Bricusse) 3:25
Arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, June 6, 7, 8, and 26, 1967
Produced by Creed Taylor
Cover photograph by Pete Turner
(8435395502952)
SKU | 8435395502952 |
Barcode # | 8435395502952 |
Brand | A & M / Elemental-Music |
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