Beginnings

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1
• 1
  Wes's Tune
  4:07
• 2
  Old Folks
  6:34
• 3
  Stranger in Paradise
  4:53
• 4
  Monk's Shop
  3:54
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Montgomeryland Funk
  4:00
• 6
  Summertime
  4:50
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Falling in Love With Love
  6:16
• 8
  Billie's Bounce
  4:40
• 12" Vinyl 2
• 1
  Stompin' at the Savoy
  4:19
• 2
  Baubles, Bangles and Beads
  3:26
• 3
  Bock to Bock
  10:00
• 4
  Fingerpickin'
  2:30
• 5
  Leila
  3:26
• 6
  Far Wes
  5:50
• 7
  Renie
  3:32
• 8
  Hymn for Carl
  4:33

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Release credits

• Alonzo Johnson
  saxophone [3-4], tenor saxophone [3]
• Benny Barth
  drums (drum set) [2.2, 1.3]
• Buddy Montgomery
  piano [2.8, 1.4, 1.6], vibraphone [2.2-4, 1.3]
• Freddie Hubbard
  trumpet [3-4]
• Harold Land
  tenor saxophone [8]
• Joe Bradley
  piano [3]
• Joe Bradley
  piano [3-4]
• Louis Hayes
  drums (drum set) [4, 6]
• Monk Montgomery
  bass [2-4], electric bass guitar [2.2-4, 2.8, 1.3-4, 1.6]
• Paul Parker
  drums (drum set) [3-4]
• Pony Poindexter
  alto saxophone [4, 6]
• Richard Bock
  engineer [2-3], producer [2.2-4, 1.3]
• Richie Crabtree
  piano [1.3, 2.2]
• Tony Bazley
  drums (drum set) [8]
• Waymon Atkinson
  saxophone [3-4], tenor saxophone [3]
• Wes Montgomery
  electric guitar [1.3, 2.2], guitar [1.4, 1.6, 2.2-4, 2.8]
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Issues

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  B
  (Combined release view)
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  B
  Beginnings

  2x 12" Vinyl
  1975