Wes Montgomery discography

This is the discography for American jazz musician Wes Montgomery.

Discography

As leader

Year recorded Album Label Year released Source
1949-58 In the Beginning Resonance 2015 [1]
1957-58 Echoes of Indiana Avenue 2012 [1]
1959 One Night in Indy 2016 [1]
The Wes Montgomery Trio Riverside 1959 [2][3]
1960 The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery 1960 [2][3]
Movin' Along [2][3]
1961 So Much Guitar 1961 [2][3]
1962 Full House 1962 [2][3]
1959-63 Guitar on the Go 1966 [2][3]
1960-63 The Alternative Wes Montgomery Milestone 1982 [2][3]
1963 Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings Riverside 1963 [2][3]
Boss Guitar [2][3]
Portrait of Wes 1966 [2][3]
1964 Movin' Wes Verve 1964 [2][3]
1965 Straight No Chaser Bandstand 1995 [4]In Paris
Bumpin' Verve 1965 [2][3]
Solitude BYG 1973 [4]
Goin' Out of My Head Verve 1966 [2][3]
Willow Weep for Me 1969 [2][3]
1966 Smokin' in Seattle Resonance 2017 [1]
Tequila Verve 1966 [2][3]
California Dreaming [2][3]
1967 A Day in the Life A&M 1967 [2][3]
1967-68 Down Here on the Ground 1968 [2][3]
1968 Road Song [2][3]

With The Montgomery Brothers

Year
recorded
Album Label Year
released
Notes
1957 The Montgomery Brothers and 5 Others World Pacific 1958 Features Freddie Hubbard. Reissued as Fingerpickin' (Pacific Jazz, 1996)
1957-58 Wes, Buddy and Monk Montgomery Pacific Jazz 1961
1958 Montgomeryland 1960 Reissued as Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990)
1961 Groove Yard Riverside 1961
George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers Jazzland Co-leader with George Shearing. Reissued as Love Walked In (Jazzland, 1962)
The Montgomery Brothers Fantasy 1962
The Montgomery Brothers in Canada 1961

Compilations

  • The Best of Wes Montgomery (Verve, 1967, No. 56 US, No. 98 CB)[5][6]
  • The Best of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2 (Verve, 1968, No. 187 US)[5]
  • Greatest Hits (A&M, 1970, No. 175 US)[5]
  • Beginnings (Blue Note, 1975) [2 LP] – BN LA 531
  • Yesterdays (Milestone/Fantasy, 1980) [2 LP]
  • Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990)
  • Fingerpickin' (Pacific Jazz, 1996)

Collaborations

As sideman

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Wes Montgomery | Resonance Records". resonancerecords.org. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Wes Montgomery | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Discography | Wes Montgomery". wesmontgomery.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Wes Montgomery Discography". Jazzdisco. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 104. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  6. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  7. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (December 2023 – January 2024). "Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly: Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings". Jazzwise. No. 291. p. 48.