Wes Montgomery

A Day in the Life

Wes Montgomery, Guitar
Herbie Hancock, Piano
Ron Carter, Bass
Grady Tate, Drums
Ray Barretto, Percussion
Jack Jennings, Percussion
Joe Wohietz, Percussion
George Marge, Basss Flute
Romeo Penque, Basss Flute
Joe Soldo, Basss Flute
Stan Webb, Basss Flute, Woodwinds
Phil Bodner, Woodwinds
Ray Alonge, French horn
Julius Brand, Violin
Peter Buonconsiglio, Violin
Mac Ceppos, Violin
Lewis Eley, Violin
Harry Glickman, Violin
Harry Katzman, Violin
Leo Kruczek, Violin
Gene Orloff, Violin
Tosha Samaroff, Violin
Sylvan Shulman, Violin
Jack Zayde, Harry Urbont
Harold Coletta, Viola
Emanuel Vardi, Viola
Charles McCracken, Celli
Alan Shulman, Celli
Margaret Ross, Harp

Awarded GRAMMY BEST INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ PERFORMANCE "WILLOW WEEP FOR ME" 1969

Produced by

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded June 6, 7, 8, and 26, 1967

Catalog Number: 816
Format: CD
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Label: CTI/A&M Records

Producer’s Note
Paul McCartney was so impressed when he heard Wes' version of "A Day in the Life" that he sent me a tape dub of “Let it Be” (before the Beatles' record was released). We had just completed Road Song and had scheduled "Let it Be" for Wes's next recording session. Wes passed away shortly before the session was to have taken place.

A Five Star Period Recording
Wes Montgomery made history by honoring the Beatles with this LP. It was a hit in the late-sixties and is a classic today. –

Great Influence on Today’s Jazz Guitarists
You can hear Wes in the music of artists like George Benson, Pat Metheny and Wayman Tisdale. Wes was a great writer in his own right, but his reading of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” is classic. He completely makes the song his own. I’m not sure that if you played it for someone unfamiliar with Montgomery’s music they would be able to even identify it.