Wynton Kelly Trio / Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note Album

Tracklist

1	What's New? Written-By – Haggart, Burke	6:00
2	Four On Six Written-By – Montgomery	6:45
3	If You Could See Me Now Written-By – Sigman, Dameron	6:45
4	No Blues Written-By – Davis	13:00
5	Unit 7 Written-By – Jones	7:30

Credits

• Bass – Paul Chambers
• Design [Cover] – Acy Lehman
• Drums – Jimmy Cobb
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin
• Guitar – Wes Montgomery
• Liner Notes – Chuck Taylor
• Photography By [Cover] – Jon Henry
• Piano – Wynton Kelly
• Producer – Creed Taylor

Notes

Recording Dates: June, 1965 at the Half Note, New York City; and September 22, 1965 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Companies

• Recorded At – Half Note
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Album

Smokin' at the Half Note is an album by Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio that was released in 1965. It was recorded live in June 1965 at the Half Note Club in New York City and September 22, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The album combines guitarist Montgomery with the Miles Davis rhythm section from 19591963 of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb. The album's versions of Unit 7 and Four on Six have helped to establish these songs as jazz standards. Wes Montgomery, Wynton Kelly Trio. Montgomery never played with more drive and confidence, and he's supported every step of the way by a genuinely smokin' Wynton Kelly Trio. In 1998, Verve reissued the complete show on disc two of Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides, although the scrambled track order and some non-essential cuts don't diminish the appeal of the original album. Track Listing. What's New - Wes Montgomery, The Wynton Kelly Trio. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Verified Purchase. Wes Montgomery's Smokin' at the Half Note- Live album is one of the best live jazz guitar albums ever made Wes Montgomery had a gift for his clear expression of intricate melodies, along with a blend of interesting chord voicings, creative soloing ideas, and innovative techniques such as his soloing in octaves, picking with his thumb, and amazing accuracy and dexterity, that have not been heard before or since. His stirring performances of No Blues and Four on Six, in particular, stand out as amazing examples of his innovation. They only recorded one album, Smokin' at the Half Note released in 1965. Although Montgomery had performed numerous times previously with Kelly, he began his association with the Wynton Kelly Trio in the summer of 1965. Together they toured the major jazz clubs in the US and also appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival on the afternoon of Sunday, 4 July. Drummer Jimmy Cobb had previously toured briefly with Montgomery in an organ read more. This was a pairing of Miles Davis' rhythm section, Wynton Kelly piano, Paul Chambers bass and Jimmy Cobb drums with Wes Montgomery guitar. Wynton Kelly Trio, Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note LP, Album, Mono. Verve Records. VLP9118. Vendi questa versione. SVLP 9118. Wynton Kelly Trio, Wes Montgomery. Wynton Kelly Trio, Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note LP, Album. If you have the original Smokin' at the Half Note and are not a Wes completist intent on picking up the six extra tunes expendable, with the exception of Impressions, the audio quality of this version is not sufficiently superior, in my opinion, to justify purchase. The Verve Records album Wynton Kelly Trio and Wes Montgomery Smokin. Wes Montgomery. 26 June at 12:58. On 1 October 1959 the three brothers recorded as the Wes Montgomery Quintet for Pacific Jazz. English UK Русский Українська Suomi Español. Privacy Terms Advertising AdChoices Cookies . If You Could See Me Now - Live At The Half Note, 1965. Wes Montgomery Smokin' At The Half Note. Album 1965 5 Songs. If You Could See Me Now Live at the Half Note, 1965