Verve session · in the studio
March 21, 1966
Wes Montgomery Quartet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Tequila, The Best Of Wes Montgomery
In the room
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – conga
The takes
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 66VK303 | The Thumb | V-8653 |
| 66VK304 | Tequila | V-8653, V-8714 |
| 71L2699 | Tequila (alternative take) | V-8804 |
3 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
V-8653 · 1966TequilaWes Montgomery
V-8714 · 1967The Best Of Wes MontgomeryWes Montgomery With Johnny Pate OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8796 | Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra · not on the site yet | Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra | 1964 | Wes Montgomery, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Ray Barretto | |
| V-8804 | Wes Montgomery Trio · not on the site yet | Wes Montgomery Trio | 1966 | Wes Montgomery, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Ray Barretto | |
 | V-8677 | Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues | Leonard Feather | 1967 | Wes Montgomery, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Ray Barretto |
 | V-8757 | The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2 | Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra | 1968 | Wes Montgomery, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Ray Barretto |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 382 | SO Much Guitar! | Wes Montgomery | 1961 | Wes Montgomery, Ron Carter, Ray Barretto |
 | V-8672 | California Dreaming | Wes Montgomery | 1966 | Wes Montgomery, Grady Tate, Ray Barretto |
 | V-8678 | Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery | 1966 | Wes Montgomery, Grady Tate, Ray Barretto |
| V-8766 | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet | Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra | 1966 | Wes Montgomery, Grady Tate, Ray Barretto |
2 of them 17 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8609 | Up With Donald Byrd | Donald Byrd Sextet | 1965 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8610 | Movin' Wes | Wes Montgomery | 1965 | Wes Montgomery, Grady Tate |
 | V-8641 | Got My Mojo Workin' | The Incredible Jimmy Smith | 1966 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8642 | Goin' Out Of My Head | Wes Montgomery | 1966 | Wes Montgomery, Grady Tate |
 | A-9129 | Sound Pieces | Oliver Nelson | 1966 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8656 | A Generation Ago Today | Kenny Burrell | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8671 | Along Comes Cal | Cal Tjader | 1967 | Grady Tate, Ray Barretto |
 | V-8691 | Penny Lane & Time | Kai Winding | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8693 | Sweet Rain | Stan Getz | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8705 | Respect | Jimmy Smith | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8707 | Voices | Stan Getz | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8708 | Beach Samba | Astrud Gilberto | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
 | V-8721 | The Best Of Jimmy Smith | Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |
| V-8746 | Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet | Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate | |
| V-8752 | Stan Getz With Claus Ogerman Orchestra · not on the site yet | Stan Getz With Claus Ogerman Orchestra | 1967 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate | |
 | V-8730 | Hip Vibrations | Cal Tjader | 1968 | Ron Carter, Ray Barretto |
 | V-8743 | Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson | Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars | 1968 | Ron Carter, Grady Tate |