Wes Montgomery Plays “The Shadow of Your Smile”

When Johnny Mandel was called in to write the score for "The Sandpiper," he turned in an expertly written score that reflected the beauty of the Big Sur country in California with the tensions rising and falling between two oddly paired people. Don Sebesky writes a very hip chart for the accompanying orchestra with little fillers for Margaret Ross' harp. Montgomery plays a complex series of melodic changes that are deliciously wonderful to the ear that may cause some people who hear this to dance or to get their groove going!