Wes Montgomery - Classics, Vol. 22: Wes Montgomery

Unlike other greatest-hits collections of Wes Montgomery's A&M material, this one actually burrows into the vaults and comes up with five unreleased tracks -- all with small combos -- from the great guitarist's tragically brief final period. Aside from the unreleased goodies, this release is a fine single-CD survey that reveals for all with open ears just how good the music in Montgomery's' much-maligned A&M/CTI period really was. Almost all of the great jazzmen were superb melodists and Wes was one of the best; he could charm stones with the way he caresses and swings the pop hits of his day. Read More