wes montgomery Archive
11 May 2016
New Jazz Archival Titles from Resonance/Elemental, Part 1
Lovers of the classic era in jazz and/or modern jazz owe a debt of gratitude to Zev Feldman. The head of a pair of modern-day jazz labels (Resonance and Elemental) […]
10 Jun 2015
Album Review: Wes Montgomery — The Classic Recordings 1958-1960
The world’s a much smaller place today than it was a quarter century ago. When I frequented record stores – even once the CD era began – import albums were […]
09 Jun 2015
Wes Montgomery’s ‘In the Beginning’ from Resonance Records (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… At right: Recording rehearsal. David Baker, David Young, Dr. Larry Ridley, Wes Montgomery. Photograph by Duncan Schiedt. And still there’s more: shortly before his 2014 passing, […]
08 Jun 2015
Wes Montgomery’s ‘In the Beginning’ from Resonance Records (Part 1)
Resonance Records is not your typical record label. While they do release a steady stream of solid new music from today’s jazz artists, that’s not what makes them truly special. […]
28 Aug 2013
August Jazz Roundup #2
The esteemed Concord Music Group continues its series of thoughtful reissues of jazz classics from its catalog holdings with five titles originally issued on the Riverside label. I covered Chet […]