Wynton Kelly Trio (Wes Montgomery)_ No Blues (Shorten Version)

Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums).

Recorded live at the Half Note, New York, New York and Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in June and September 1965.

Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass instrument); Jimmy Cobb (drums).

Recording information: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; 1965.

This album is the live equivalent of the INCREDIBLE GUITAR album--Wes Montgomery cooking with a seasoned and communicative piano trio on a set of jazz compositions, standards, and original material. INCREDIBLE GUITAR has Tommy Flanagan, Percy Heath, and Albert Heath; SMOKIN' has the Wynton Kelly trio, with Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Not only had the same trio served as one of Miles Davis' great rhythm sections, but Kelly was considered by many to be the most gifted accompanist of his time.

Miles Davis's "No Blues" is in fact an utterly relentless blues, with Montgomery nailing each single-note, octave, or block-chord phrase with passionate conviction. Bassist Sam Jones's "Unit 7" is another uptempo blues. "Four on Six," which debuted on INCREDIBLE GUITAR, gets an edited version of the head and a slightly faster treatment overall. Kelly takes the lead on the first ballad, "If You Could See Me Now," Montgomery on the second, framing the melody to "What's New" in octaves over Cobb's late-night brushes. The excellent sound quality and almost complete lack of audience noise throughout makes SMOKIN' feel like eavesdropping of the best kind.

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• Wynton
• Kelly
• Trio
• Wes
• Montgomery
• No
• Blues

[LeleMelo78]

Wes couldn't read music, but who cares? He could swing like no one else and play the most logical and best phrases ever, this album specially proves that. All modern guitar players have a debt on him, even if they didn't know.

[onthebus17]

When I think of a swinging blues, this is the song that I think of. One of the great all time guitar solos.

[silver10gold]

I simply love every note Wes plays,he is and always will be my inspiration

[EZIOTHEMASTER]

Wes still is THE jazz guitarist.

[oxenbridgethacher]

Lost this album, wore grooves in this tune way back when. YTanks

[blackandtanful]

ｳｪｽ･ﾓﾝｺﾞﾒﾘｰとｳｨﾝﾄﾝ･ｹﾘｰ､このﾊｰﾌﾉｰﾄ­に見に行かれた方は､一生ｼﾞｬｽﾞが聴けなかったとしても幸せ­だったでしょう!!～"NO･BLUSE" #jazzm 

[blackandtanful]

ﾊｰﾌ･ﾉｰﾄのｳｨﾝﾄﾝ･ｹﾘｰとｳｪｽ･ﾓﾝｺﾞﾒﾘｰ､­ｼﾞｬｽﾞ･ﾗｲヴにﾀｲﾑ･ｽﾘｯﾌﾟできるとしたら､これと­､ヴｧﾝｶﾞｰﾄﾞのﾛﾘﾝｽﾞに必ず行く!～聖典! #jazzm 

[hassledguy]

Badass..a greater band you will never find.



[MrJack2377]

Amazing!!! Love it!! Pure Genius!!

[TheBlueCream]

gr8 stuff!..thx!