Full House (Wes Montgomery album)

Full House
Live album by Wes Montgomery
Released	1962
Recorded	June 25, 1962 at Tsubo, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Riverside/OJC
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Wes Montgomery chronology
Bags Meets Wes! (1962) Full House (1962) Fusion!: Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1][2]
Down Beat	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Full House is the seventh album and first live jazz album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1962 (see 1962 in music).

History

The performance was recorded live at Tsubo in Berkeley, California on June 25, 1962. The session featured a quintet that included Wynton Kelly on piano, Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums.

The original release was on the Riverside Records label. There have been a number of reissues of the recording, most including alternate takes of several tracks. A 1987 CD release on Riverside Records/Original Jazz Classics was digitally remastered by Danny Kopelson at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.^[1] A more recent, 2007 Riverside release features additional bonus tracks.^[2]

Track listing

Original issue

1. "Full House" (Wes Montgomery) – 9:14
2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:18
3. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 9:31

1. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) – 6:49
2. "S.O.S." (Montgomery) – 4:57
3. "Born To Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 7:23

2007 reissue by Riverside

1. "Full House" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:16
2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Lerner, Loewe) - 3:29
3. "Blue 'N' Boogle" (Gillespie, Paparelli) - 9:38
4. "Cariba (Take 2)" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:41
5. "Come Rain or Come Shine [Take 2]" (Arlen, Mercer) - 6:57
6. "S.O.S. (Take 3)" (Wes Montgomery) - 5:03
7. "Cariba" (Wes Montgomery) - 8:28
8. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Mercer) - 7:21
9. "S.O.S." (Wes Montgomery) - 4:49
10. "Born to Be Blue" (Tormé, Wells) - 7:27
11. "Born to Be Blue (alternate take)" (Tormé, Wells) - 7:35

Personnel

• Wes Montgomery – guitar
• Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums

References

1. Scott Yanow, "Review: Full House" (1987 Riverside/OJC), Allmusic
2. Thom Jurek, "Review: Full House (Riverside Bonus Tracks)" (2007), Allmusic
3. Pete Welding, "Review: Wes Montgomery - Full House", Down Beat, (this is according to the review as quoted on the back sleve of the 1987 CD)
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.