Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - OGD (aka Road Song)

[SkinnyKitchen]

this song is also on The Further Adventures Of Jimmy And Wes - i've never seen THIS album before..... i gotta have it!

[blackandtanful]

ヴｧｰヴ得意の大物ﾃﾞｭｵ･ｺﾗﾎﾞ企画、ｳｪｽ･ﾓﾝｺﾞﾒ­ﾘｰとｼﾞﾐｰ･ｽﾐｽ､悪かろうはずなし!～最高のﾘﾗｯｸｽ­絡み合い! #jazzm

[dennisdullea]

Nobody will ever come close to Wes....Then, Now or in the distant future. He was far and away the very best at wat he did. There would never have been a Jimi Hendrix without this cat. Rev. Muddy

[ShingleCreek]

I'm off to the music store to find this right now.....

[edomiteslayerkenobi]

best instrumental of all time!

[themadaboutmusic]

The Dynamic Duo !!!!! these two maestro really deserved it.

[JohnnyJohnathan]

Um som quase brazuca.... lindo de mais!!!!

[waldo2384]

Why are they eating each other's sandwiches?

[barryasus]

@waldo2384 they're not eating each others sandwiches! their arms are interlocked as a symbol of unity, just like their music comes together. However each man is eating his own sandwich just like each man is playing his own music, just that they are doing it together. Get It? The picture describes the album if you look at it closely. Beautiful work.

[aikidoka00]

@waldo2384 After a long and smokey jam session, Jimmy and Wes floated into the kitchen. Upon opening the refridgerator door, they both quickly realized that there was only one sandwich. A brief struggle followed as they wrestled for the only munchies in the house. They both knew that if one of them got up to go get a knife to cut the sandwich, the other would eat the whole thing. So a quick race to eat the sandwich followed. Luckly a bystander was there to take a picture.

[mussman717word]

@aikidoka00

LMAO! Great comment.

[billynunn]

@aikidoka00 KILLER PIC...HISTORY ~~~~

[SSINHA700]

pls don't forget to notice the great grady tate on drums - grady tate and any other drummer may play the same thing, but grady tate sounds better

[shigeta0528]

同様！！しんじゃう！ギターがこんなにもかっこいいなんて。ハモ­ンドとやんのは本当にいかすな。

[MarquisEstelle]

Very complimenary musical intuitions. Locked in to the flow. It's not two instruments, it's a single musical gesture.

[23565120]

2 Masters = 1 Musical masterpiece. SUPERB !

[6SuicideKisses]

The perfect combination! As simple as that

[doingthisthingofours]

see,the Riverside Years from which this springs were so formative.Jimmy had bought a Manhattan humongous warehouse room and went to bed with his Hammond for about a year in the early 50s,came out WILD.Then mid 60s,Wes had been doing the double octave thing-another INDEPENDENT NEW STYLE of jazz on his own-and the 2 merged into a sound never before nor since matched.OK u think I Lie? how many of u cats have played and played the wax off this record? I rest my case.Riverside Years are real 4evah.

[flakeyF00nt]

thank you!

[mikehuntbrighton]

i saw jimmy smithe at the jazz cafe , one of the best things i have ever witnested r.i.p

[MrGoofie01]

these guys just play and swing!! there should be more people who can play this music, its a style thats disapearing. hold high the jazz muzic!!

[xango2001]

Regarding who's better - Benson or Wes, let's put it this way, Wes was the master Benson the student. Wes is perhaps the greatest jazz guitar player ever. Among his disciples: George Benson, Pat Martino, Pat Metheney, Grant Green etc....

[onthebus17]

@xango2001 I've never heard of Grant Green described before as one of Wes' disciples. They were more like a contemporaries. In fact I think Green once remarked that Wes should use a pick.

[ThaMidiRoom1777]

this is the midi room jimmy and wes have no boundaries when it comes too creative thinking in music... thanks for posting!!! O.N.E

[picchaz]

Great Album, Great Photo. Great Humans.

[johnjtheoriginal]

they made this masterpiece so easely as is easy to eat a hot dog! ;-)

[sharkbait8088]

In 1963, during a job at the Half-Note in New York, he was asked about his growing fame and being on the road. The gist of his answer was, "I miss my wife and kids, and would prefer to play near home, in Cleveland." He was a sweet, thoughtful man with no interest in the vices that often attend the jazz world.

[ocnoreen]

This definitely brings back great memories. I knew Jimmy and Lola Smith and used to visit their club back in the day when they were on Lankershim in North Hollywood. I met Lola at a gig with Buddy Collette in San Diego; very classy lady. Knew Jimmy when I booked The Times in Studio City and sang with him at Donte's way back when. RIP Jimmy and Wes, you are missed.

[ocnoreen]

Brings back memories of driving my 67 V-8 mustang back from Tahoe and this was the only 8 track tape that came with the car! Didn't matter it was January and rainy on the trip. Jimmy and Wes were keepin' me company on the road on the way back from the gig back to L.A. 1968

[Existentialexplosion]

@ocnoreen

Cool story, I like driving and listening jazz while rains :)

[bootryfly]

This album cover is cute

[jazyag]

These two guys were my intro to jazz in the 60's and i must say they are still my favorites. Two awesome talents gone from the world.!!!!

[taildragger53]

I didn't mean to forget..Jimmy Smith is EXPLOSIVE on here! Hot as TNT!

[taildragger53]

That was the ULTIMATE guitar solo from Wes! I dare anyone to follow it.

 What a dynamite track.

[kelleetati]

 Two genuises.

[mqblues]

Jazzy and bluesy and soulful and all that!

[veeseee128]

who is greater? benson or wes

[FutbolClubBarca]

One word. Beautiful.

[PaulBlichmann]

The cover of this album reminded me of a mock-up of a minstrel show flyer.

[mhhwang2002]

I got a chance to know Wes Montgomery and his song, "Road Song" 4 month ago. And this song becomes one of my favorite songs. And Jimmy Smith's keyboard sounds so enthusiastic and fun so I will try to search for listing his music more. These must be great musicians to me.

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저는 Wes Montgomery사람과 Road Song이라는 것을 약 4개월전에 알았는데요. 정말 너무 좋습니다. 그리고 Jimmy Smith도 키보드를 너무 열정적이고 재미있게 치네요. 그의 음악을 더 찾아 들어봐야 겠어요.

[tracehazarrrrd]

man, so hard to keep up with Wes

those octaves man, geese

[MrClaydough]

very nice...thank you

[CRRochaGuitar]

Wes and Jimmy greats "gods"

Great post

CRRocha_Guitar

[LiberoMan]

I think it is well done to not "get in the way" of each other when there is a Hammond Organ and a guitar playing simultaneously ;D Wes' did allways back the piano well, like when he played with Wynton Marsalis... Great post! ;)

[xango2001]

@LiberoMan Dude, Wes never played with Wynton Marsalis. You mean Wynton Kelly.

[LiberoMan]

@xango2001 Haha, ofc, my bad haha xD Wynton Kelly god damn it :P They were one of the only guys that managed to achieve a nice guitar/piano mix :)

[funkygy123]

methinks OGD is organ guitar drums !

[aritape]

Samba Rock made in USA!

[topsmaniac]

I still have it on vinyl... a Classic !

[naabjr]

OGD means "Oh God Damn!"

[SpringSummer2010]

Cool

[Frontierblues]

Two Xtreme talents!!

[twelvebarbluesful]

jimmy and wes.........the best of.......

[beamochagirl]

nice pic lol

[ZenSporty]

Always a good rif or two or three or more; love the album cover!

[sqrrx]

A guy gave me the score to this tune last night at a jam so thought I'd try and find a decent version before I had a crack at it. Man. This is a revelation! These guys aren't in the zone. They are the zone. Thanks for posting. Groove on!

[StradMan37]

Great groove laid down by Jimmy & Wes!

Oh, & it's not 'bad' cover art, just SILLY!!! Jimmy's got a huge smile on his face, just from trying not to laugh! And Wes is peekin' at the camera, thinkin': "Did he take the *%&$ picture yet so I can stop holding this ridiculous pose???"

[SIRONEDRAGON]

love it !!!! Wes and Jimmy ..what a Great thing  that happened there..!!

[jazz1bro]

electrifying! These innovators inspired thousands of musicians and non musicians worldwide.

[elginthompson]

Hot music!!!

[yvesami]

super bad. this music ages fukken well. the groove is laid down so easy, but it is 1,000 horse power. maestros!!!

[eddiedeeLIVE]

The dynamic duo! Wonderful music!

[SnippetChaos]

How could there be an arguement on a Smooth Jazz video

?

[jazmastamike]

ha people who argue their most passionate political affiliations and beliefs on a comment board for a jazz song is are more ignorant than they know. Take that discussion somewhere else fellas. This is the time to enjoy and revel in the genius that is Wes Montgomery.

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Yes, unmistakably Wes as of bar one, and the sympathetic Jimmy Smith, too.

[ptfyp108hiroaki]

超カッコイイ。

しびれる。

死ぬ。

完全に、死んでしまえる。

[topsmaniac]

@ptfyp108hiroaki Really ?

[etnikgrounds]

This LP is a great work of art. Jimmy and Wes are "The Dynamic Duo." Proper title for this LP

johnq2266. I also don't have this tune on my record either.

[darkovich]

yup..he was supernatural...may he r.i.p

[bourgeois3256]

I love this tune it's such a great one to jam on with a friend:) I'll never understand how Wes was so good at playing octaves! He had super-human octave-abilities!

[netsurf4it]

this is Wes's tune, Jimmy Smith was probably the best musician Wes recorded with and is right up there with the All Time Greats

[johnq2266]

mann weird, i got the record, but its not on it

[blackwaxjh]

This version was an unreleased outtake that was a bonus track on the 1997 reissue CD release of "The Dynamic Duo" album. The released version appeared on the follow up "The Further Adventures Of The Dynamic Duo" released in 1967. This particular version I think totally smokes the originally released version in my humble opinion.

[darkovich]

i think that it has no importance...but if you say so...

[queekers]

@darkovich it's a little gay...

[goldenliv]

@darkovich shut up buddy. its flaming

[waldo2384]

Verve's cover for Wynton Kelly's album "It's All Right" is gayer than this one.

[EasyBassVids]

no way, this one's way gayer - they could of at least had them eating tacos if they were gonna pose like that

[WrestlerFRK09]

o ya they only way we can tell if somethin is gayer around here is if they have their hair cut like......yours :D

-Ron Whie

lol

[EasyBassVids]

either that or.....wrestling videos?

[fpadilla671]

yeah pink tacos

[EasyBassVids]

fish tacos:) I deeply respect them both as players. I mean, c'mon they created and destroyed it all at the same time. These guys are who we learn from - I'm just sayin, I agree w waldo2384 - its a pretty gay album cover pic

[CommandanteMarco]

IDIOT

[CommandanteMarco]

let me guess, youre american:) not reading books, better watching movies like troja and hercules to learn the history.Youre just a funny guy, prisoned in stereotyped walls...youre very very funny. IAM A communist, commandantemarco is the leader of the zapatistas: Guerrilla Army in Mexico you MORON!

[CommandanteMarco]

Iam a antifascist and not german you donk moron son of a bitch! I call it homophobie idiot!There are 1billion 2hundret thousand 231 jokes you can make without discriminate homosexuals, handicaped people, migrants etc. tell me one of them idiot! You chauvinist son of a bitch!!!

[BurnerOfBethlehem]

Man, just chill out and listen.

[LinkBulletBill]

my god they were friends, and they aren't gay...

But it is a bad cover art... But the Handless Organist "Truly A Miracle Of God" is much worse than this! BIG TIME!

[eddiedeeLIVE]

What's wrong with you...these are great Black musicians not Rod Stewart and Mick Jagger!

[LinkBulletBill]

I'm afraid that you don't understand; I replied someone...

[tracehazarrrrd]

@powermovebboy1 get your head out of the gutter

[KlubDonnerstag]

@powermovebboy1 why? they are brothers in arms.

Have you got problems with your own homosexuality?

[hcseoj]

hcseoj  Wes playing octaves.

[2xbassist]

Hey Cool Version!, This is another version that the one that I have in a recording. Does anyone knows if Jimmy & Wes did any live performance of this song? I'd love to see/hear it live!

Thanks anyway for posting this version!

[danderegil]

great tune man!

Just excelent ;D

[SAXOPHPONE1]

great piece!

[PinballWorld]

G-R-O-O-V-Y!! :) 2 thumbs up!