Riverside session · in the studio

April 18 and 19, 1963

Wes Montgomery With Strings

In the room

Wes Montgomery – guitar
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Phil Bodner – woodwinds
Jimmy Jones – arranger, conductor
Milt Hinton – bass
Osie Johnson – drums

The takes

4 of these 14 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	All The Way	RLP 472
–	Pretty Blue (take 2)	RLP 472
–	In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning	RLP 472
–	Prelude To A Kiss	RLP 472
–	The Girl Next Door	RLP 472
–	My Romance	RLP 472
–	God Bless The Child	RLP 472
–	Tune-Up (take 5)	RLP 472
–	Somewhere	RLP 472
–	Baubles, Bangles And Beads	RLP 472

Same band

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Pretty Blue (take 1)	Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-368-2
–	Tune-Up (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Milestone M-47065
–	Tune-Up (take 4)	Not issued at the time · later on Milestone M-47030
–	God Bless The Child (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Milestone M-47030

14 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Wes Montgomery With Strings – Fusion! (Riverside RLP 472)

RLP 472 · 1963Fusion!Wes Montgomery With Strings

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	RLP 328	Love Locked Out	Bev Kelly	1960	Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson

3 of them 10 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-36006	Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1955	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1256	That Satin Doll	Carol Stevens With Phil Moore's Music	1957	Phil Bodner, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1157	Lady In Satin	Billie Holiday	1958	Phil Bodner, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP-721	French Cookin'	Budd Johnson	1963	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Phil Bodner, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7385	Out Of Sight!	Pat Bowie	1965	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7411	'Round Midnight	Andy And The Bey Sisters	1965	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7439	Sylvia Is!	Sylvia Syms With Kenny Burrell	1965	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson

2 of them 67 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-10	East Coast Jazz/5	Milt Hinton	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-16	East Coast Jazz/8	Hal McKusick	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-20	This Is Chris	Chris Connor	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-1009	East Coast Jazz/1	Bobby Scott	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-1014	Jonah Jones Sextet	Jonah Jones Sextet	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-1020	East Coast Jazz/5	Milt Hinton	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-1039	Joe Derise	Joe Derise Trio	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-56	Chris	Chris Connor	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MGN-1082	Billy Bauer, Plectrist	Billy Bauer Quartet	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1228	Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6006	Bethlehem's Girl Friends	Julie London, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36085	The Young Ones Of Jazz	Various Artists	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-4	Jazz Kaleidoscope	Pete Brown/Jonah Jones	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-8	The Compositions Of Bobby Scott	Bobby Scott Septet	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-66	The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson	Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-73	Moody	Marilyn Moore	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 941	Music For Brass	The Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1255	Lush Life	Joe Mooney's Songs	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1263	The Warm Sound	Frances Wayne	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6014	All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman	Johnny Hartman	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG 12115	Stable Mates	Various Artists	1957	Kenny Burrell, Osie Johnson
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1308	Late Date With Ruth Brown	Ruth Brown With Richard Wess' Orchestra	1959	Phil Bodner, Milt Hinton
PRLP 7149	Soul	Coleman Hawkins	1959	Kenny Burrell, Osie Johnson
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1342	The Ballad Artistry Of Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson With Quincy Jones' Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
CL 1419	The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat	John Carisi	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6034	Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets	Various Artists	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6041	An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm	Nina Simone And Her Friends	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6042	Dixieland	Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MGV-8359	The Soul Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Septet	1960	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
MGV-8370	The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow	Tal Farlow	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MGV-8371	Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen	Tal Farlow	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1577	Sin & Soul	Oscar Brown Jr.	1961	Phil Bodner, Osie Johnson
BCP-6052	The Soft Land Of Make Believe	Frank Minion	1961	Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Jones
CJM 8008	Wild Women Don't Have The Blues	Nancy Harrow	1961	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
A-22	Cabin In The Sky	Curtis Fuller	1962	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Kenny Burrell, Osie Johnson
LP-728	Here's Love	Hank Jones	1963	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton
V-8548	The Yellow Canary	Kenyon Hopkins	1963	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton
V-8552	Any Number Can Win	Jimmy Smith	1963	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton
V-8553	Blue Bash!	Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith	1963	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton
V-8838	Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet	Gil Evans Orchestra	1963	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton
A-52	Salt And Pepper	Sonny Stitt And Paul Gonsalves	1964	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
A-57	I Just Dropped By To Say Hello	Johnny Hartman	1964	Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8554	Reflections	Stan Getz	1964	Kenny Burrell, Osie Johnson
A-78	You Better Know It!!!	Lionel Hampton	1965	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7346	Now! Hear!	Andy And The Bey Sisters	1965	Kenny Burrell, Osie Johnson
V-8619	When My Dreamboat Comes Home	Bill Henderson	1965	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Jones
V-8719	The Best Of Stan Getz	Stan Getz Quintet With Strings	1967	Kenny Burrell, Osie Johnson
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Jimmy Jones, Milt Hinton