Wes Montgomery session

[CJ Shearn]

This may seem crazy, but for me, "Full House" slightly edges out "Smokin at the Half Note" which is just as indispensable.

[Shrdlu]

I'd go further, CJ. "Full House" is the most exciting thing I've ever heard Wes do, and one of the best "live" albums ever.

[John L]

Full House is my favorite, as well - a tremendous album all the way around.

As I recall, there even exists a tape of Coltrane called out to the band "So What" to indicate that the next number is "Impressions."

[Shrdlu]

You can hear Trane saying that at the start of "Impressions" at the Dec 61 Village Vanguard gig.

[CJ Shearn]

cool Shrdlu. Theres just something about the hard swinging rhythm section of Kelly/Chambers/Cobb, thats hard to beat. Even though they are on both albums, "Full House" has just a certain atmosphere that makes the stretching out on the tunes wonderful.

[JanLoomis]

Ah, I see you added this to the previous topic- I had been looking for a new thread.

HBJ and I exchanged a couple of PM's on this. My first thought was that 2/12/65 was wrong, because that's the date (according to the info I have) that he recorded with Mabern, Harper and Lovelace (originally released in part on Beppo LP "Kings Of The Guitar"; and later on the "Stretching Out Live In '65" CD as well as the "Private Recordings and Raritites" CD out of Italy on the Suisa label). Of course, Wes was at the Half Note in June and September of '65...

I also was a bit surprised to see Billy Cobham's name... (sounds a lot like "Cobb", too, iykwim).

HBJ, you asked me for the track listings for the previous releases dating to 2/12/65:

On the original Beppo LP, they included:

caravan, round midnight, and 4 on 6.

On "Stretching Out..." as well as on the Suisa CD, they included the above, plus "here's that rainy day"

A friend of mine is looking for the following:

"During the late 1950′s and early sixities Wes toured with his brothers and later with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. Rumor has it that there are some CD’s available of performances at the Half Note in NYC probably broadcast with radio personality Alan Grant moderating. Does anyone out there have these? Please let me now as I am doing a research paper and transcriptions of Wes playing live."

Can you help him out? Thanks much!