Description:Wes Montgomery brought the art of the electric guitar to new heights in the 1950s and 1960s before his untimely death at 43. His vaulting style employed octaves much as his main influence, Charlie Christian, did in the Benny Goodman Sextet. Montgomery's crowd-pleasing facility with the fretboard was best employed in live performance wWes Montgomery brought the art of the electric guitar to new heights in the 1950s and 1960s before his untimely death at 43. His vaulting style employed octaves much as his main influence, Charlie Christian, did in the Benny Goodman Sextet. Montgomery's crowd-pleasing facility with the fretboard was best employed in live performance when he could stretch out and really be heard. Smokin' is a thoroughly satisfying live album recorded in 1965 and 1966 at the New York nightclub, with co-leader Wynton Kelly and his trio--Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Montgomery and Kelly are in perfect sync here, especially on "No Blues" and "If You Could See Me Now." --John Swenson... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Polygram Records Release date : 21 November 1989 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 0042282957825 UPC: 042282957825
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"Wes Montgomery - Guitar
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Paul Chambers - Bass
Jimmy Cobb - Drums
I could list way more Jazz records with golden line ups like this. Wes Montgomery was always top of the line as a performer, and his work on the guitar I have admired for years. But Wynton Kelly on the other hand was another favorite of mine, and Chambers and Cobb, I don't think I really have to say it when it comes to their talent and work with John Coltrane and Miles Davis prior to this record.
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