Movin' Along
by Wes Montgomery
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Wes Montgomery bestography
Movin' Along is ranked 8th best out of 39 albums by Wes Montgomery on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wes Montgomery is The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery which is ranked number 2701 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 584.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Movin' Along track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Movin' Along rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 22 Music Albums of 1960 | 1/22 | - |
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1960 | 53/99 | - |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 31 Music Albums of 1960 | 10/31 | - |
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1960 | 32/51 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 26 Music Albums of 1961 | 12/26 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1960 | 14/100 | - |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 72 Music Albums of 1960 | 6/72 | - |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2025 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2025 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 60/100 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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Movin' Along ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/07/2025 06:40 |  Tamthebam | 23,332 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2025 23:09 | traistboar | 1,806 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2023 01:41 | Skerns | 5,219 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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albummaster 09/26/2026 08:14 in Year Change Notices
neilgee 01/12/2026 12:17 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Movin' Along comments
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On three tracks, Wes plays a "bass guitar," apparently a Gibson Eb-6, which was an early bass guitar (you can pick one up for around $10,000 these days)--not just the low four strings tuned an octave down as became the standard, but all six strings and he plays it up high. I think he gets a great funky tone out of it, which helps make this one of my favorite albums of his.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/20/2019 22:53 | #230151
Oft overlooked, sitting in between two of Wes' greatest albums, this is still a real gem and an important part of his great legacy. The addition of a flute to the ensemble makes for a nice change of pace in jazz and mixes nicely with Wes' beautiful guitar tone.
Jboy56 11/09/2021 17:56 | #276039
It is amazing how many great albums were made in the early 60,s. This is a hidden gem with great playing and tunes.
These albums rarely achieve new heights but that is okay for me because these are safe choices for everybody.
Recommended with positive feels
Toe tapping, breezy fare from Montgomery. Actually more enjoyable than "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of" so disappointing to not see it higher rated.
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