Bumpin' is one of the most important records in Wes Montgomery's catalog, his first album to chart on the Billboard pop charts and the recording that introduced his singular octave-chord guitar style to the widest audience of his career. Backed by a lush orchestra arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky, with a rhythm section of Roger Kellaway on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Grady Tate on drums, the album moves through compositions by Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Mandel, John Francis Burke, and Montgomery himself. It is sophisticated, warm, and endlessly listenable, exactly the kind of record that belongs in a serious jazz collection.
This pressing is part of Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series, produced in partnership with Acoustic Sounds founder Chad Kassem. The series transfers audio directly from original analog tapes, cut at high resolution, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl with deluxe gatefold packaging. It represents the current standard for audiophile jazz reissues.
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Limited to 5 individually numbered copies.
