Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo

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Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo
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Studio album by
Released1966
RecordedSeptember 21, 23 & 28, 1966
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Genre Jazz
Length41:46
Label Verve
Producer Creed Taylor
Wes Montgomery chronology
California Dreaming
(1966)
Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo
(1966)
Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes
(1966)
Jimmy Smith chronology
Peter & the Wolf
(1966)
Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo
(1966)
Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes
(1966)

Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo is a 1966 collaborative album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery and electric organist Jimmy Smith, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson. It is frequently listed among Jimmy Smith's best albums. [1] [2] The duo's follow-up record, Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes , was recorded during the same sessions and released in 1968.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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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

Side One

  1. "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) – 10:02
  2. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest) – 6:46

Side Two

  1. "James and Wes" (Jimmy Smith) – 8:13
  2. "13 (Death March)" (Gary McFarland) – 5:22
  3. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 6:05

1997 CD reissue bonus track

  1. "O.G.D. (aka Road Song)" (Wes Montgomery) - Alternate Take – 5:13

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1967)Peak
position
Total
weeks
U.S. Billboard 200 129 [4] 23

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ginell, Richard S. "Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  2. Sabbatini, Mark (1 May 2015). "Jimmy Smith: Master Of The Hammond B-3". All About Jazz. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1313. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith" . Retrieved December 24, 2017.