Wes Montgomery discography

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This is the discography for American jazz musician Wes Montgomery.

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Discography

As leader

Year recordedAlbumLabelYear releasedSource
1949-58In the BeginningResonance2015 [1]
1959 One Night in Indy Resonance2016 [1]
1959 The Wes Montgomery Trio Riverside 1959 [2] [3]
1960 The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Riverside1960 [2] [3]
1960 Movin' Along Riverside1960 [2] [3]
1961 So Much Guitar Riverside1961 [2] [3]
1962 Full House Riverside1962 [2] [3]
1959-63 Guitar on the Go Riverside1963 [2] [3]
1960-63 The Alternative Wes Montgomery Milestone 1982 [2] [3]
1963 Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings Riverside1963 [2] [3]
1963 Boss Guitar Riverside1963 [2] [3]
1963 Portrait of Wes Riverside1966 [2] [3]
1964 Movin' Wes Verve 1964 [2] [3]
1965Straight No ChaserBandstand1995 [4]
1965 Bumpin' Verve1965 [2] [3]
1965Solitude BYG 1973 [4]
1965 Goin' Out of My Head Verve1966 [2] [3]
1965 Willow Weep for Me Verve1969 [2] [3]
1966Smokin' in SeattleResonance2017 [1]
1966 Tequila Verve1966 [2] [3]
1966 California Dreaming Verve1966 [2] [3]
1967 A Day in the Life A&M 1967 [2] [3]
1967-68Echoes of Indiana Avenue Resonance 2012 [1]
1967-68 Down Here on the Ground A&M1968 [2] [3]
1968 Road Song A&M1968 [2] [3]

With The Montgomery Brothers

Year
recorded
AlbumLabelYear
released
Notes
1957The Montgomery Brothers and 5 Others World Pacific 1958Features Freddie Hubbard. Reissued as Fingerpickin' (Pacific Jazz, 1996)
1957-58Wes, Buddy and Monk Montgomery Pacific Jazz 1961
1958MontgomerylandPacific Jazz1960Reissued as Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990)
1961? Groove Yard Riverside 1961
1961 George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers Jazzland 1961Co-leader with George Shearing
1961The Montgomery Brothers Fantasy 1962
1961 The Montgomery Brothers in Canada Fantasy1961

Compilations

Collaborations

As sideman

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