Movin' Along
by Wes Montgomery

Movin' Along by Wes Montgomery
Year: 1960
Overall rank: 19,336th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 16 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1960 (71st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,239th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,336th)

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Wes Montgomery bestography

Movin' Along is ranked 5th best out of 41 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 2863 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 542.

Wes Montgomery album bestography « Higher ranked (14,834th)
So Much Guitar!
This album (19,336th)
Movin' Along
Lower ranked (23,888th) »
A Day In The Life

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 19,336th | 1960s rank: 1,239th | 1960 rank: 71st

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 16 votes)
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70/100
 
09/07/2025 06:40 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,00869/100
 
75/100
 
07/21/2025 23:09 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,67379/100
 
85/100
 
01/21/2023 01:41 Skerns  Ratings distribution  5,08980/100
 
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02/21/2022 03:29 Gendjar  Ratings distribution  4,75256/100
 
85/100
 
01/28/2022 18:02 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100

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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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85/100
From 01/28/2022 18:02 | #280234
Guitar master
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From 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
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From 03/19/2021 01:16 | #267505
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.
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90/100
From 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.
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From 02/24/2017 00:36 | #186228
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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