Uploaded by rapitroy on Sep 9, 2009
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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I'm a sax player and I listen to this solo of Wes to get ideas and inspiration. One of the best solo from one of the best ballads bravo to Wes and Tadd Dameron song writer. Nobody could out swing Wes! However, check out Sonny Stitt's version of this classic.
TheCoachtc 2 months ago
@audiobuttmaster
george lynch lacks creative thought.
GrizCC 4 months ago
Great solo and it may well be Pat Metheney's favourite, but mine is is on Round Midnight (on Youtube). Extraordinary.
wowjef 4 months ago in playlist wowjef's favorites
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ravenwindsong 6 months ago
Pat Metheny said this particular solo was one of the biggest influences on him.
porampo 1 year ago
I had never heard of George Lynch, but just had a listen. He plays very well but is not as creative in terms of his lines to me. I could't sing his solos and that is important to me. If I was choosing between the two I would say I prefer Wes.
therockj3000 1 year ago
george lynch's solo on unchain the night is better.
audiobuttmaster 2 years ago