Wes Montgomery: California Dreaming - Limited Gatefold Vinyl - VINYL LP

Wes Montgomery: California Dreaming - Limited Gatefold Vinyl - VINYL LP

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California Dreaming - Limited Gatefold Vinyl

Artist:

Wes Montgomery

Label:

Elemental

Product Type:

VINYL LP

UPC:

600753982860

Genre:

Jazz

Release Date:

2024-10-18

Number of Discs:

1

Additional Details:

SPAIN - IMPORT, LIMITED EDITION, GATEFOLD LP JACKET

Released in 1967, California Dreaming was Wes Montgomery's last album for Verve (other than an exciting collaboration with Jimmy Smith). It's an extraordinary orchestral date featuring arrangements by Don Sebesky that showcases soloists such as pianist Herbie Hancock and percussionist Ray Barretto. The songs (which include "Sunny" and the title tune "California Dreaming") are in this case mostly pop material of the era, from which the great performer extracts magic sounds. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard jazz album chart and No. 4 on the R&B chart, and was one of the last great works by Montgomery, whose later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. At the peak of his popularity, the guitarist unexpectedly died of a heart attack on June 15, 1968, at the age of 45.

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