Bumpin' (Wes Montgomery album)

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Bumpin'
Wes Montgomery - Bumpin2.jpg
Studio album by
Wes Montgomery
Released1965
RecordedMarch 16, May 18, 19 & 20, 1965
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length31:14
Label Verve
Producer Creed Taylor
Wes Montgomery chronology
Movin' Wes
(1964)		Bumpin'
(1965)		 Smokin' at the Half Note
(1965)
Alternative cover
Wes Montgomery - Bumpin.jpg

Bumpin' is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1965. It reached number 116 on the Billboard Top LP's chart. It was Montgomery's first album to reach the charts. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

In his AllMusic review, Shawn M. Haney praised the album: "Not only is his brilliant command of the six-string present here, so is the vivid color tones of notes and blue notes played between. Backed up by a hauntingly beautiful and mesmerizing orchestra conducted and arranged by Don Sebesky, the music almost lifts the listener off his feet into a dreamy, water-like landscape. The atmosphere is serene and enchanting, such as a romantic evening for two under starlight, and certainly a romantic eve merits the accompaniment of this record... The recording engineer did a wonderful job with this album. The sound quality is clear and lush, and, overall, this collection of mid-'60s Latin jazz is a delight to listen to, once and again." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Bumpin'" (Wes Montgomery) – 6:40
  2. "Tear It Down" (Montgomery) – 3:10
  3. "A Quiet Thing" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 3:27
  4. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:25
  5. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:15
  6. "Mi Cosa" (Montgomery) – 3:15
  7. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:50
  8. "Musty" (Don Sebesky) – 4:12

Bonus tracks on the CD release

  2. "Just Walkin'" – 3:00
  3. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 4:09
  4. "Just Walkin'" [alternate take] – 3:37

Personnel

Chart positions

YearChartPeak
Position
1966Billboard Top LP's [1] 116

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 104. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Haney, Shawn M. "Bumpin' > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1028. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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