Road Song | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1968[1] | |||
Recorded | May 7 – 9, 1968 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 29:44 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Road Song is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1968. It reached number one on the Billboard Jazz album chart and number 39 on the R&B chart. It also reached number 94 on the Billboard 200. It was his final recording before his death of a heart attack on June 15, 1968.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote: "The great guitarist sticks to simple melody statements (with a lot of octaves thrown in) while backed by Don Sebesky's unimaginative arrangements for an orchestra; commercially the combination was a big success… this strictly for-the-money effort can be safely passed by."[2]
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Year | Chart | Position |
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1968 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 1 |
Billboard R&B Albums | 39 | |
The Billboard 200 | 94 |