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; it was Montgomery's biggest seller to this point in his career.[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow wrote: "Wes Montgomery's debut for Verve, 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 – 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