wes montgomery on a&m

[l p]

since "up and at it" (with bit of strings at beginning) on "Down Here On The Ground" is an alternate take of "switchin'" (no strings) on "greatest hits" cd, then are all the strings overdubbed on the a&m releases. at least some of those tunes do sound like they could have easily been recorded without strings, and strings added at a later date.

my only source "Wes Montgomery" by Adrian Ingram (1985) states that wes recorded with the strings.

[Jazz Kat]

I never thought about it. I guess he did.

[JohnS]

Probably yes.

[l p]

thanks for the replies.

let's take it one step further. is it possible that some or all of the verve studio material has the orchestra overdubbed as well.

[Jazz Kat]

I'd say yes, for Verve. A&M overdubbed a lot of things also. I'd say yes, (with the help of John S.) to both recording periods.

[JohnS]

Verve overdubbed strings on Wynton and Wes! A Creed Taylor speciality.

[SGUD missile]

Creed Taylor + ( jazz artist ) + original rhythm date w/ soloist + overwhelming desire to put his "stamp" on the production + Don Sebesky ( usually ) = overdubbed jazz record ( with varying degrees of success, enhancement , malodourous bad taste, interference, or artistic success )

your mileage may vary greatly on this issue ...

[l p]

need verve to release a box set of the verve/a&m material, without strings overdubs.