Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | September 21, 23 & 28, 1966 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:46 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo is a 1966 collaborative album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery and electric organist Jimmy Smith, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson. It is frequently listed among Jimmy Smith's best albums. [1] [2] The duo's follow-up record, Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes, was recorded during the same sessions and released in 1968.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Richard S. Ginell reviewed the album for AllMusic and was highly favorable in his comments, writing:
"... the results are incendiary—a near-ideal meeting of yin and yang. Smith comes at your throat with his big attacks and blues runs while Montgomery responds with rounder, smoother octaves and single notes that still convey much heat. They are an amazing pair, complementing each other, driving each other, using their bop and blues taproots to fuse together a sound." [1]
Side One
Side Two
1997 CD reissue bonus track
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 129 [4] | 23 |
Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | September 21, 23 & 28, 1966 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:46 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Wes Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo is a 1966 collaborative album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery and electric organist Jimmy Smith, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson. It is frequently listed among Jimmy Smith's best albums. [1] [2] The duo's follow-up record, Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes, was recorded during the same sessions and released in 1968.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Richard S. Ginell reviewed the album for AllMusic and was highly favorable in his comments, writing:
"... the results are incendiary—a near-ideal meeting of yin and yang. Smith comes at your throat with his big attacks and blues runs while Montgomery responds with rounder, smoother octaves and single notes that still convey much heat. They are an amazing pair, complementing each other, driving each other, using their bop and blues taproots to fuse together a sound." [1]
Side One
Side Two
1997 CD reissue bonus track
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 129 [4] | 23 |