Boss Guitar | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1963[1] | |||
Recorded | April 22, 1963 | |||
Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 52:58 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Boss Guitar is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963 by Riverside.[2] It was reissued on the Original Jazz Classics label with alternate takes.[3] All the tracks are available on Wes Montgomery: The Complete Riverside Recordings.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
DownBeat (Original Lp release) | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
AllMusic jazz critic Scott Yanow described Boss Guitar as "enjoyable if not essential."[3] David Rickert, for All About Jazz, stated: "Montgomery was always at his best as the sole lead instrument, as this recording will attest."[6]
(*) Alternate takes not on original LP, included in CD reissue in 1989.
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