K.j.jackson

Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery - Bags meets Wes! (1961) {2008 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #17of27)
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© 1961, 2008 Concord / Riverside | 0888072305021
Jazz / Hard Bop / Guitar / Vibes

Orrin Keepnews' commentary (from his new liner notes): "The most significant feature of the album is the uncanny rapport between the two leaders. It is difficult to believe but probably true that, although they had undoubtedly frequently heard each other's work, they had never played together. But of course they had many attitudes and attributes in common. If the blues is indeed a language, it is one in which both of these men were extremely fluent. Equally important to both was the melodic content of their music. Some otherwise admirable players do not seem to have fully grasped the important fact that to perform a ballad properly involves much more than just keeping the tempo slow. Both Bags and Wes were firmly aware of this distinction. There is an extraordinary richness and fullness to their performances here, and there is also a feeling that each man is somehow drawing something tangible from the other's performance.”