Guitarist
Joshua Breakstone pays tribute to
Wes Montgomery on this set, performing eight of the late guitarist's compositions plus his own "Tomorrow's Hours."
Montgomery was not really known as a composer, although the songs that
Breakstone has chosen are mostly pretty inventive, even if few (other than "Twisted Blues" and "Jingles") are that well-known. Joined by bassist Earl Sauls and drummer
Keith Copeland,
Breakstone emulates
Montgomery's style in a few spots (utilizing octaves a little more than usual), but mostly plays in his own complementary voice. The music is straight-ahead and swinging and is as easily recommended as all of
Joshua Breakstone's recordings. ~ Scott Yanow