Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings [2 CD]
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About This Release
Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings is the first official release of the complete collection of previously unreleased recordings from
jazz guitar giant Wes Montgomery. Featuring recordings with the Wynton Kelly Trio at New York Citys famed Half Note jazz club in 1965 with drummer
Jimmy Cobb and bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Herman Wright and Larry Ridley. Including over 2 hours from the original radio broadcasts with
host Alan Grant, the 2 CD Digipak set comes with an elaborate booklet containing previously unpublished photos taken at the Half Note by Raymond
Ross, a new essay from acclaimed journalist and author Bill Milkowski, plus interviews with jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell, Mike
Stern and Marcus Miller.
Tracklist
1
*** Sept. 24, 1965
2
Laura
3
Cariba
4
Blues
5
*** Nov. 5, 1965
6
Impressions
7
Mi Cosa
8
No Blues
9
*** Nov. 12, 1965
10
Birks' Works
11
Four On Six
12
The Theme
13
*** Nov. 19, 1965
14
All The Things You Are
15
I Remember You
16
No Blues
17
*** Late 1965
18
Cherokee
19
The Song Is You
20
Four On Six
21
Star Eyes
22
Oh, You Crazy Moon