Collaborative Album on Limited Edition Vinyl LP!
Features Arrangements By Oliver Nelson!
The first and best out of just two collaborative albums by organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery, Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo was recorded in 1966 and features arrangements by Oliver Nelson. It is frequently listed among Jimmy Smith's best albums. The duo's follow-up record, Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes, was taped during the same sessions and released in 1968.
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 still convey much heat. They are an amazing pair.
Features
- Limited Edition
- Vinyl LP
- 140g High Quality Virgin Vinyl
- Gatefold Jacket
- Made in the USA
Musicians
Wes Montgomery | guitar |
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Jimmy Smith | organ |
Bob Ashton | tenor sax, flute, clarinet on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Danny Bank | baritone sax, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Ray Barretto | percussion on "13 (Death March)," "James & Wes," "Baby, It's Cold Outside" |
Jimmy Cleveland | trombone on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Richard Davis | bass on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Jerry Dodgion | alto sax, clarinet, flute, alto flute on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Richard Hixon | trombone on "13 (Death March)" |
Quentin Jackson | trombone on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Melba Liston | trombone on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Jimmy Maxwell | trumpet on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Joe Newman | trumpet on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Jerome Richardson | tenor flute, alto flute, clarinet on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Ernie Royal | trumpet on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Tony Studd | bass trombone on "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Grady Tate | drums |
Clark Terry | trumpet on "13 (Death March)," trumpet, flugelhorn on "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Phil Woods | sax, clarinet on "13 (Death March)," "Down By the Riverside," "Night Train" |
Selections
Side A:
- Down By the Riverside
- Night Train
Side B:
- James & Wes
- 13 (Death March)
- Baby, It's Cold Outside