Review by Richard S. Ginell
Creed Taylor matched two of his most famous artists, Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith, on this session (Montgomery's last for Verve), and 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. The romping, aggressive big band charts -- Oliver Nelson at his best -- on "Down by the Riverside" and "Night Train," and the pungently haunting chart for Gary McFarland's "13" (Death March)" still leave plenty of room for the soloists to stretch out. "James and Wes" and "Baby, It's Cold Outside" include drummer Grady Tate and conguero Ray Barretto, with Smith's own feet working the organ pedals. The Verve Master Edition reissue also includes an alternate take of "O.G.D." with Tate and Barretto, a track previously surfacing on a long-gone Encyclopedia of Jazz anthology LP from the '60s -- a neat bonus that makes this the preferred version. https://www.allmusic.com/album/jimmy-wes-the-dynamic-duo-mw0000192516
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Reseña de Richard S. Ginell
Creed Taylor emparejó a dos de sus artistas más famosos, Wes Montgomery y Jimmy Smith, en esta sesión (la última de Montgomery para Verve), y los resultados son incendiarios: una reunión casi ideal del yin y el yang. Smith te ataca a la garganta con sus grandes ataques y ejecuciones de blues, mientras que Montgomery responde con octavas más redondas y suaves y notas sueltas que siguen transmitiendo mucho calor. Son una pareja asombrosa, complementándose, impulsándose mutuamente, utilizando sus raíces de bop y blues para fusionar un sonido. Los arreglos rompedores y agresivos de la big band - Oliver Nelson en su mejor momento - en «Down by the Riverside» y «Night Train», y el punzante y evocador arreglo de «13» (Death March)» de Gary McFarland dejan mucho espacio para que los solistas se extiendan. «James and Wes» y “Baby, It's Cold Outside” incluyen al batería Grady Tate y al conguero Ray Barretto, con los propios pies de Smith trabajando los pedales del órgano. La reedición Verve Master Edition también incluye una toma alternativa de «O.G.D.» con Tate y Barretto, un tema aparecido anteriormente en un LP antológico de la Encyclopedia of Jazz de los años 60, un extra que hace que esta sea la versión preferida. https://www.allmusic.com/album/jimmy-wes-the-dynamic-duo-mw0000192516
1 - Down By The Riverside - 10:01
2 - Happy-Go-Lucky Local (Aka Night Train) - 6:45
3 - James & Wes - 8:11
4 - 13 (Death March) - 5:21
5 - Baby, It's Cold Outside - 5:57
6 - O. G. D. (Aka Road Song) - 5:13
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Jerry Dodgion
Arranged By, Conductor – Oliver Nelson
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Alto Flute – Danny Bank, Phil Woods
Bass – Richard Davis (2)
Bass Trombone – Dick Hixson*, Dick Hixson* (tracks: 4), Tony Studd (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6)
Bells [Jingle Bells] – Ray Barretto (tracks: 5)
Clarinet, Alto Flute, Flute [Tenor] – Jerome Richardson
Congas – Ray Barretto
Design – Ace R. Lehman*
Drums – Grady Tate
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Guitar – Wes Montgomery
Liner Notes – Mr Holmes Daylie*
Organ – Jimmy Smith
Photography By [Cover] – Chuck Stewart
Producer [Original Recordings] – Creed Taylor
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Alto Flute – Bob Ashton*
Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Clark Terry
Notes:
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Tracks 1, 2 recorded on September 23, 1966.
Tracks 3, 5, 6 recorded on September 28, 1966.
Track 4 recorded on September 21, 1966.
Tracks 1 to 5 originally issued on "Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo", Verve V6-8678.
Track 6 originally issued on "Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the '60s Vol. 1: The Blues", Verve V6-8677.
Label: Verve Records – 0602498840474, Verve Records – V6/8678
Series: Verve Originals –
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/Jimmy-Smith-Wes-Montgomery-Jimmy-Wes-The-Dynamic-Duo/release/11212492
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