Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery: Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo) (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJSAU-122 and after hearing him again

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Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery: Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo) (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJSAU-122 and after hearing him againVerve, 1966 Released in 1966 on Verve Records, Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo), captures the only full length studio collaboration between Hammond B3 organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery. Produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by Oliver Nelson, Jimmy & Wes brought together two of jazzs most distinctive voices in an expansive big band setting. Recorded over three days in September 1966 at Rudy Van Gelders Englewood Cliffs studio, the sessions