Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966) more music like this

by Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery

Creed Taylor matched two of his most famous artists, Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith, on this session (Montgomery's last for Verve), and 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 ...

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The Dynamic Duo (2003) more music like this

by Jimmy Smith/Wes Montgomery

This pleasant set pairs Hammond B-3 whiz Jimmy Smith with jazz guitar ace Wes Montgomery in a mixed bag of small-group and big-band sessions recorded September 23 and September 26, 1966. Highlights include the ten-minute opener, "Down by the Riverside," although at times the horns seem to get in the way of these two fine musicians. It's still a ...

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Live Instrumentals 1969 (2003) more music like this

by Affinity

A magnificent piece of archive scouring, Live Instrumentals 1969 was recorded during the month or so that Affinity vocalist Linda Hoyle spent recuperating from an operation on her vocal chords, leaving bandmates Mo Foster, Mike Jupp, Lynton Naiff, and Grant Serpell to fill their time with a month-long residency at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in ...

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Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz (1964) more music like this

by Wes Montgomery

The title of this compilation tries to make Montgomery viable for a younger generation, but it's not exactly "acid jazz." Rather, it's an anthology of some of Montgomery's better pop- and soul-oriented material from the mid-'60s. The 16 tracks show Montgomery in both orchestral and small combo settings, a few cuts taken from his collaborations ...

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