Artist: 
Wes Montgomery

California Dreaming

Acoustic Sounds Vinyl
€39,99

Release date: 25 September 2026

The last album Wes Montgomery released for Verve in his lifetime—and among his last works ever, just before a trio of albums for A&M released in his final year—was 1967's "California Dreaming." Like many of the guitarist's Verve recordings, the album found Montgomery pivoting away from proper jazz and more toward pop fare from what the original liner notes deemed "the uptight, outasight, everything’s-gonna-be-alright-‘60s”—all produced with brio by Creed Taylor and arranged by Don Sebesky. The album pairs Montgomery’s signature octave-driven guitar style with lush, string-laden orchestrations and a large, varied ensemble featuring luminaries like Ray Beckenstein and Stan Webb on saxophone and Herbie Hancock on piano. Key tracks include the title tune, a Top 5 hit for The Mamas and The Papas, along with then-current pop instrumentals by Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") and Sol Lake ("More, More, Amor," "Green Peppers," "Winds of Barcelona").

 

VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES: mastered fully analogue from the original tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, QPR pressing (180 g), firm tip-on gatefold (Stoughton Printing), padded inner sleeve. 

Tracklist:

California Dreaming 1967

 

A1. California Dreaming
A2. Sun Down
A3. Oh You Crazy Moon
A4. More, More Amor
A5. Without You

B1. Winds Of Barcelona
B2. Sunny
B3. Green Peppers
B4. Mr. Walker
B5. South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)

 

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Format Album
Release Date 2026
Speed 33 RPM
Size 12"
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