Boss Guitar

Boss Guitar is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963 by Riverside. It was reissued on the Original Jazz Classics label with alternate takes. All the tracks are available on Wes Montgomery: The Complete Riverside Recordings.

Reception
AllMusic jazz critic Scott Yanow described Boss Guitar as "enjoyable if not essential." David Rickert, for All About Jazz, stated: "Montgomery was always at his best as the sole lead instrument, as this recording will attest."

Track listing
(*) Alternate takes not on original LP, included in CD reissue in 1989.
 * 1) "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 6:28
 * 2) "Besame Mucho" [Take 2]* (Velazquez, Skylar) – 6:24
 * 3) "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:49
 * 4) "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:44
 * 5) "The Trick Bag" (Wes Montgomery) – 4:25
 * 6) "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 5:04
 * 7) "Fried Pies" (Montgomery) – 6:42
 * 8) "Fried Pies" [Take 1]* (Montgomery) – 6:35
 * 9) "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:08
 * 10) "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:39

Personnel
Production notes:
 * Wes Montgomery – guitar
 * Melvin Rhyne – organ
 * Jimmy Cobb – drums
 * Orrin Keepnews – producer
 * Ray Fowler – engineer