Bags Meets Wes! | ||||
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Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | December 18–19, 1961 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:07 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Bags Meets Wes! is an album by Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery, released in 1962 by Riverside. It was reissued in 1999 by the Original Jazz Classics label, with additional takes, and again in 2006.
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
DownBeat | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his AllMusic review, Alex Henderson wrote: "Although Jackson and Montgomery prove what lyrical ballad players they could be on the standard 'Stairway to the Stars', ballads aren't a high priority on this album. Instead, the improvisers put more of their energy into the blues..." [1]
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Bags Meets Wes! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | December 18–19, 1961 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:07 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Bags Meets Wes! is an album by Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery, released in 1962 by Riverside. It was reissued in 1999 by the Original Jazz Classics label, with additional takes, and again in 2006.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
DownBeat | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his AllMusic review, Alex Henderson wrote: "Although Jackson and Montgomery prove what lyrical ballad players they could be on the standard 'Stairway to the Stars', ballads aren't a high priority on this album. Instead, the improvisers put more of their energy into the blues..." [1]
Musicians
Production