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Jimmy Smith
Wes Montgomery

The Dynamic Duo

Jimmy Smith, Organ
Wes Montgomery, Guitar
Ray Barretto, Percussion & Conga
Grady Tate, Drums
Richard Davis, Bass
Bob Aston, Clarinet, Flute, Tenor Sax
Danny Bank, Alto Flute, Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Jerry Dodgion, Alto Sax, Clarinet, Flute
Jerome Richardson, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Flute
Phil Woods, Alto Sax
Oliver Nelson, Alto and Tenor Sax
Melba Liston, Trombone
Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone
Richard Hixon, Trombone
Quentin Jackson, Trombone
Tony Studd, Bass Trombone
Jimmy Maxwell, Trumpet
Joe Newman, Trumpet
Ernie Royal, Trumpet
Clark Terry, Flugelhorn, Trumpet

Produced by Creed Taylor

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded March 21, 23, 28, 1966

Catalog Number: 314 521 445-2
Format: CD
Release Date: May 20, 1997
Label: Verve

Click on tracks to hear sound samples.

1. Down by the Riverside (10:03)

2. Happy-Go-Lucky Local (aka 'Night Train') (6:46)

3. James and Wes (8:14)
4. 13 (Death March) (5:23)
5. Baby, It's Cold Outside (5:59)

6. O.G.D. (aka 'Road Song') (Alternative take) (5:21)

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Every Guitarist Should Own This!

"Both Smith and Montgomery cool on this. The interaction between them is very intense. Oliver Nelson's arrangements are very hip. This is one of those recordings where everything is right. The whole thing just swings the most. You can't go wrong with this one."

– Amundson

Very Chill and Very Funky

"Anyone who knows anything about jazz knows that Jimmy Smith owns the Hammond B Organ. But once you add Wes Montgomery with his nasty little nuggets of guitar accompaniment, the result may give you chills at times. They understand each other musically on a level at which the average human being cannot comprehend. Jimmy and Wes know where they want their music to go and together they take it there with impeccable style, syncopation and tightness. Their version of 'Night Train' captures the essence of that tune like no performance I've heard before. 'James and Wes' is the real reason to buy this album though. That is the tune where they literally read each other's minds to bring you just the right amount of funkiness; no more and no less. That is the tune that makes you realized what kind of monsters you are dealing with here."

– idor67

Review

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 the 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. The romping, aggressive big band charts – Oliver Nelson at his best – on 'Down by the Riverside' and 'Night Train,' and the pungently haunting chart for Gary McFarland's '13 (Death March)' still leave plenty of room for the artists to stretch out. 'James and Wes' and 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' include drummer Grady Tate and conguero Ray Barretto, with Smith's own feet working the organ pedals. The Verve Master Edition reissue also includes an alternate take of 'O.G.D.' with Tate and Barretto, a track previously surfacing on a long-gone Encyclopedia of Jazz anthology LP from the ‘60s – a neat bonus that makes this the prefered version."

– Richard S. Ginnell

"This is one of the true jazz classics, a meeting of two giants of soul, funk and blues. In his later years, Wes Montgomery's music often found its way to AM radio, but when paired with the phenomenal Jimmy Smith, Wes smokes like no other. On '13 (Death March),' a big band intro reminiscent of Sean Connery-era James Bond leads the way into truly great soloing from Wes and Jimmy. Another highlight is the previously unissued take of 'Road Song,' a small group number that finds Smith and Montgomery vamping behind funky percussion from Ray Barretto and Grady Tate. Oliver Nelson's charts provide just the right swinging backdrop for the Dynamic Duo's near telepathic interplay. All in all, a must-have in every jazz collection."

– Sam Bloom

Wes Montgomery

Jimmy & Creed at Van Gelder.

Photos by Chuck Stewart

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