Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo
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| Studio album by Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith | |||||
| Released | 1966 | ||||
| Recorded | September 21, 23 & 28, 1966 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 41:46 | ||||
| Label | Verve | ||||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | ||||
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Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo is the third collaboration album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery and electric organist Jimmy Smith, released in 1966.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
Richard S. Ginell reviewed the album for AllMusic and was highly favorable in his comments, writing "... the results are incendiary—a near-ideal meeting of yin and yang. Smith comes at your throat with his big attacks and blues runs while Montgomery responds with rounder, smoother octaves and single notes that still convey much heat. They are an amazing pair, complementing each other, driving each other, using their bop and blues taproots to fuse together a sound."[1]
Track listing
- "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) - 10:02
- "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest) - 6:46
- "James and Wes" (Jimmy Smith) - 8:13
- "13 (Death March)" (Gary McFarland) - 5:22
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) - 6:05
- "O.G.D. (aka Road Song)" (Wes Montgomery) - Alternative Take - 5:13
- Track 6 is a bonus track not included on the original LP
Personnel
- Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Grady Tate - drums
- Ray Barretto - conga (Tracks # 3 - 6)
- Tracks 1, 2, 4 add:
- Bob Ashton, Danny Bank, Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods - reeds
- Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ernie Royal, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson - trombone
- Tony Studd - bass trombone (Tracks 1, 2)
- Dick Hixson - bass trombone (Track # 4)
- Richard Davis - bass
- Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Production notes:
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Acy R. Lehman – cover design
- Charles Stewart – cover photo
References
- 1 2 Ginell, Richard S. "Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1313. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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