Movin' Wes

Movin' Wes was Montgomery's debut album on the Verve label. Produced by Creed Taylor, the album sold more than 100,000 copies initially, Montgomery's biggest seller to this point in his career.[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote: "although better from a jazz standpoint than his later A&M releases, is certainly in the same vein. The emphasis is on his tone, his distinctive octaves, and his melody statements."[2]

1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:39
2. "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:23
3. "Movin' Wes, Pt. 1" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:31
4. "Moça Flor" (Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire) – 3:12
5. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:52
6. "Movin' Wes, Pt. 2" (Montgomery) – 2:55
7. "Senza Fine" (Gino Paoli, Alec Wilder) – 3:28
8. "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 3:58
9. "In and Out" (Montgomery) – 2:53
10. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:40
11. "West Coast Blues" (Montgomery) – 3:12

• Wes Montgomery – guitar
• Ernie Royal – trumpet
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Urbie Green – trombone
• Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Chauncey Welsch – trombone
• Don Butterfield – tuba
• Harvey Phillips – tuba
• Jerome Richardson – flute, saxophone, woodwinds
• Bobby Scott – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Grady Tate – drums
• Willie Bobo – percussion

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Phil Ramone – engineer
• Johnny Pate – arranger, conductor