JIMMY SMITH & WES MONTGOMERY: JIMMY & WES: THE DYNAMIC DUO (SERIE VERVE VAULT)
Vinyl
Code: 67286740
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Performer: Jimmy Smith, Hammond organ; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Grady Tate, drums; Ray Barretto, congas
Composer: Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery
Number of discs: 1
Barcode: 0602478261749
Label: Verve Vault
Format: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2025
180-gram LP
A new release in the prestigious Verve Vault Series
Remastered from the original analog tapes
Pressed at Optimal
Originally released by Verve in 1966, Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo) represents the only studio collaboration between organist Jimmy Smith and legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery. Produced by Creed Taylor with arrangements by Oliver Nelson, Jimmy & Wes paired two of the most brilliant and original jazz musicians of the mid-1960s with a spectacular big band. Recorded over three days in September 1966 at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Englewood Cliffs, the album features a full reed and brass section supported by an extraordinary rhythm section led by bassist Richard Davis and drummer Grady Tate. Montgomery’s melodic guitar lines and Smith’s powerful organ grooves are brought to their fullest expression by Nelson’s vibrant and engaging arrangements, rich in tonal nuances and rhythmic brilliance. This album captures the fortunate meeting of two jazz giants at perhaps their peak of inspiration, enhanced by one of the era’s most ingenious arrangers.
Jimmy Smith, Hammond organ; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Grady Tate, drums; Ray Barretto, congas
Side A
Down By The Riverside
Night Train
Side B
James And Wes
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