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Smokin' at the Half Note is essential listening for anyone who wants to hear why Montgomery's dynamic live shows were considered the pinnacle of his brilliant and incredibly influential guitar playing. Pat Metheny calls this "the absolute greatest jazz guitar album ever made," and with performances of this caliber ("Unit 7" boasts one of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded) his statement is easily validated. Montgomery never played with more drive and confidence, and he's supported every step of the way by a genuinely smokin' Wynton Kelly Trio. In 1998, Verve reissued the complete show on disc two of Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides, although the scrambled track order and some non-essential cuts don't diminish the appeal of the original album.
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Miles Davis, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Sam J. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Haggart, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Chambers, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Chambers, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Chambers, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Burge, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer - Robinson J. Russel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Paul Chambers, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Chambers, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Chambers, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, Author - Erroll Garner, Composer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, ComposerLyricist - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wynton Kelly Trio, Ensemble - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Smokin' at the Half Note is essential listening for anyone who wants to hear why Montgomery's dynamic live shows were considered the pinnacle of his brilliant and incredibly influential guitar playing. Pat Metheny calls this "the absolute greatest jazz guitar album ever made," and with performances of this caliber ("Unit 7" boasts one of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded) his statement is easily validated. Montgomery never played with more drive and confidence, and he's supported every step of the way by a genuinely smokin' Wynton Kelly Trio. In 1998, Verve reissued the complete show on disc two of Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides, although the scrambled track order and some non-essential cuts don't diminish the appeal of the original album.
© Jim Smith /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:02
- Main artists: Wes Montgomery Wynton Kelly Trio
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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