Wes Montgomery – Down Here on the Ground (Album)

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Down Here on the Ground is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1968. It reached number one on the Billboard Jazz album chart.

Track listing:
“Wind Song” (Herb Alpert, Nick Ceroli, Neil Larsen, John Pisano, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:22
“Georgia on My Mind” (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 2:46
“The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener” (Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent) – 2:36
“Down Here on the Ground” (Lalo Schifrin, Gale Garnett) – 3:42
“Up and at It” (Wes Montgomery) – 4:15
“Goin’ on to Detroit” (Montgomery) – 3:38
“I Say a Little Prayer for You” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:18
“When I Look in Your Eyes” (Leslie Bricusse) – 3:11
“Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe)” (João Donato, Paulo Valle) – 2:59
“The Fox” (Lalo Schifrin) – 2:56

Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion
Hubert Laws – flute, oboe
George Marge – flute, oboe
Romeo Penque – flute, oboe
Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
Gene Orloff – violin
Raoul Poliakin – violin
George Ricci – cello
Emanuel Vardi – viola

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Released: April 1968
Recorded: December 20, 1967 – January 26, 1968
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Length: 31:11
Label: A&M
Producer: Creed Taylor