music.wikisort.org - CompositionA Day in the Life is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1967. It reached number one on the Billboard Jazz album chart and number 2 on the R&B chart. It also reached number 13 on the Billboard 200. The single "Windy" became his biggest Hot 100 hit, peaking at number forty-four.
1967 studio album by Wes Montgomery
A Day in the Life |
---|
 |
|
Released | September 1967[1] |
---|
Recorded | June 6 & 26, 1967 |
---|
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
---|
Genre | Jazz |
---|
Length | 34:21 |
---|
Label | A&M/CTI |
---|
Producer | Creed Taylor |
---|
|
|
After recording for Riverside and Verve, Montgomery signed with A&M. His renditions of pop hits were played regularly on Top 40 radio.[2]
Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
---|
Source | Rating |
---|
AllMusic |     [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |    [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |     [4] |
In his AllMusic review of the album, Scott Yanow wrote:
In most cases the guitarist did little more than play the melody, using his distinctive octaves, and it was enough to make him saleable. Of his three A&M recordings, A Day in the Life (the first one) was by far the best and, although the jazz content is almost nil, the results are pleasing as background music.[2]
Track listing
Personnel
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Ray Barretto – percussion
- Jack Jennings – percussion
- Joe Wohletz – percussion
- Ray Alonge – French horn
- Phil Bodner – woodwind
- Julius Brand – violin
- Peter Buonconsigilio – violin
- Mac Ceppos – violin
- Lewis Eley – violin
- Harry Glickman – violin
- Harry Katzman – violin
- Leo Krucczek – violin
- Sylvan Shulman – violin
- Gene Orloff – violin
- Tosha Samaroff – violin
- Jack Zayde – violin
- Harry Urbont – violin
- Harold Coletta – viola
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- George Marge – flute
- Joe Soldo – flute
- Romeo Penque – flute
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Alan Shulman – cello
- Charles McCracken – cello
- Stanley Webb – flute, woodwind
Production notes:
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Pete Turner - photography
Chart positions
Year |
Chart |
Position |
1967 |
Billboard Jazz Albums |
1 |
Billboard R&B Albums |
2 |
The Billboard 200 |
13 |
References
- "Billboard". September 16, 1967.
- Yanow, Scott. "A Day in the Life > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1028. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
|
---|
|
Albums | |
---|
Wes solo | |
---|
Monk solo | |
---|
Buddy solo | |
---|
The Mastersounds | |
---|
Related |
- Wes Montgomery discography
|
---|
Authority control  | |
---|
Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии