- Artist:
- Wes Montgomery
Boss Guitar
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Release date: 21 November 2025
Originally released in 1963, Boss Guitar is the eighth album by influential jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. It was released on the legendary Riverside label and features a selection of standards as well as Montgomery originals, with Melvine Rhyne (organ) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) contributing. This reissue of the album is part of the Original Jazz Classics Series, pressed on 180-gram vinyl by RTI, with fully analog mastering from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and a Stoughton tip-on cover.
About Original Jazz Classics:
Original Jazz Classics was launched in 1982 under Fantasy Records and revived in 2023 with a focus on audiophile reissues of groundbreaking jazz recordings. With over 850 reissued titles to date from the groundbreaking catalogs of Prestige, Riverside, Galaxy, Contemporary, Jazzland, Milestone, and others, OJC remains a reliable source for discovering and rediscovering jazz.
Since its reintroduction, the series has garnered much praise from critics, with Record Collector Magazine declaring, “The sound is out of this world.” Tracking Angle called the OJC reissue of Thelonious Monk's “Monk's Music” ‘remarkable’ and “the best-sounding pressing” of the album to date. Absolute Sound raved about the stereo reissue of Mal Waldron's “The Quest,” noting that it “sounds fabulous—full-bodied, immediate, and crackling with energy.” Jazzwise praised the “unparalleled” quality of the series, describing the reissues as ‘exceptional’ and “stunningly eloquent” sounding. Qobuz highlighted the remastering, raving that it “breathes pulsating life into the original tapes.”
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Tracklist
- 1. Besame Mucho
- 2. Dearly Beloved
- 3. Days Of Wine And Roses
- 4. The Trick Bag
