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Full House
Live album by Wes Montgomery
Released	November 1962
Recorded	June 25, 1962
Venue	Tsubo, Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Riverside/Original Jazz Classics
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Wes Montgomery chronology
Bags Meets Wes! (1962) Full House (1962) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)

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Full House is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1962.

History

The performance was recorded live at Tsubo in Berkeley, California, on June 25, 1962. The session featured a quintet that included Wynton Kelly on piano, Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums.

The album was released on the Riverside Records label. A 1987 CD reissue in the Original Jazz Classics series was followed by a later reissue in 2007 featuring additional bonus tracks.

Track listing

Original issue

1. "Full House" (Wes Montgomery) – 9:14
2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:18
3. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 9:31

1. "Cariba" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:35
2. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) – 6:49
3. "S.O.S." (Montgomery) – 4:57

1987 CD

1. "Full House" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:16
2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Lerner, Loewe) - 3:29
3. "Blue 'N' Boogie" (Gillespie, Paparelli) - 9:38
4. "Cariba" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:41
5. "Come Rain or Come Shine " (Arlen, Mercer) - 6:57
6. "Come Rain or Come Shine " (Arlen, Mercer) - 7:18
7. "S.O.S. (Take 3)" (Wes Montgomery) - 5:03
8. "S.O.S. (Take 2)" (Wes Montgomery) - 4:49
9. "Born to Be Blue" (Tormé, Wells) - 7:27

2007 reissue by Riverside

1. "Full House" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:16
2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Lerner, Loewe) - 3:29
3. "Blue 'N' Boogie" (Gillespie, Paparelli) - 9:38
4. "Cariba (Take 2)" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:41
5. "Come Rain or Come Shine " (Arlen, Mercer) - 6:57
6. "S.O.S. (Take 3)" (Wes Montgomery) - 5:03
7. "Cariba" (Wes Montgomery) - 8:28
8. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Mercer) - 7:21
9. "S.O.S." (Wes Montgomery) - 4:49
10. "Born to Be Blue" (Tormé, Wells) - 7:27
11. "Born to Be Blue (alternate take)" (Tormé, Wells) - 7:35

Personnel

• Wes Montgomery – guitar
• Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums

References

1. "Billboard". December 8, 1962.
2. Scott Yanow, "Review: Full House" (1987 Riverside/OJC), Allmusic
3. ^ Thom Jurek, "Review: Full House (Riverside Bonus Tracks)" (2007), Allmusic
4. Pete Welding, "Review: Wes Montgomery - Full House", DownBeat, (this is according to the review as quoted on the back sleeve of the 1987 CD)
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 146. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1026. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Wes Montgomery albums
• Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
• 1962 live albums
• Riverside Records live albums
• Original Jazz Classics live albums