Tequila (Wes Montgomery album)


Tequila is an album recorded by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery that was released in 1966.

History

Tequila is a mixture of tracks using just a jazz quartet with Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Ray Barretto and the rest with a string section arranged by Claus Ogerman. It is mainly a Latin-flavored album, the first Montgomery recorded without a keyboardist.
It was reissued on CD in 1999 and 2008 with alternate takes that are listed below.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow singled out individual tracks as those giving Montgomery the opportunity to jam and those backed with string arrangements. The few tracks he praises he claims "uplift this album quite a bit beyond the guitarist's later A&M recordings."
Jazz writer Josef Woodard called the album "an airy, melodious record, with the standout track being the gently brooding Montgomery original "Bumpin' on Sunset," which features him playing double octaves-the same note played in three octaves."

Track listing

  1. "Tequila"
  2. "Little Child "
  3. "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
  4. "The Big Hurt"
  5. "Bumpin' on Sunset"
  6. "Insensatez "
  7. "The Thumb"
  8. "Midnight Mood"
  9. "Wives and Lovers"
  10. "Tequila "
  11. "The Big Hurt "
  12. "Bumpin' on Sunset "

    Personnel

Production notes: