Montgomery, Wes / In Paris
Album: In Paris   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Montgomery, Wes   Added:Mar 2019
Label:Resonance Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-03-19 Pull Date: 2019-05-21 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 26 May 12 May 5 Apr 21 Apr 14 Mar 31 Mar 24
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Recent Airplay
1. Jul 18, 2022: Rebop
Four on Six
4. May 21, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Twisted Blues
2. Nov 03, 2021: Brands Beats & Bytes (rebroadcast from Apr 11, 2019)
Full House
5. May 21, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Twisted Blues
3. Aug 24, 2021: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from Apr 30, 2019)
Jingles
6. May 07, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Impressions

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-03-08
Reviewed: 2018-03-02
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Throughout this concert, the elements of Montgomery’s creative process are familiar: the long strands of definitive single notes followed by his signature octaves; the calls and responses within his own solos; the riveting block chords. But he is in a special zone of fervor on this night. His octaves become engines of overwhelming momentum. Mabern is also a surprise. He is the only player here who is still living, a respected elder statesman of mainstream postbop piano. In Paris proves that when he was 29 he was a monster. Johnny Griffith sits in on sax on tracks 7-9.
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Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Four On Six (6:35) – bass starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> fade
**2/ Impressions (10:03) – bass/piano starts> uptempo jam> sizzling guitar solo> fast jam> piano solo> fast jam> crescendo end>
3/ The Girl Next Door (8:44) – guitar starts> slow jam> fade & crescendo end
4/ Here’s That rainy Day (8:31) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo swings uptempo> umtempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam mellows> slow fade
*5/ Jingles (12:34) – guitar starts> fast jam> guitar solo> fast jam> piano solo> fast jam with drum fills> fast jam> quick fade

(DISC 2)
*6/ To Wane (11:09) – piano starts fast> fast jam> lightning fast guitar solo> fast jam> piano solo> fast jam> quick fade
7/ Full House (10:48) – sax starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> subdued midtempo jam slows to fade
*8/ ‘Round Midnight (9:26) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> guitar solo> slow jam> crescendo end
*9/ Blue ‘N Boogie/ West Coast Blues (13:14) – guitar/quartet starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> short fast jam> crescendo end
*10/ Twisted Blues (13:43) - piano/guitar starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end

Track Listing
1. (Disc 1) Four On Six   6. (Disc 2) - To Wane
2. Impressions   7. Full House
3. The Girl Next Door   8. ' Round Midnight
4. Here's That Rainy Day   9. Blue 'n Boogie/ West Coast Blues
5. Jingles   10. Twisted Blues