1962 studio album by Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery
Bags Meets Wes! is an album by Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery , released in 1962 by Riverside . It was reissued in 1999 by the Original Jazz Classics label, with additional takes, and again in 2006.
Reception
In his AllMusic review, Alex Henderson wrote: "Although Jackson and Montgomery prove what lyrical ballad players they could be on the standard 'Stairway to the Stars', ballads aren't a high priority on this album. Instead, the improvisers put more of their energy into the blues..."[ 1]
Track listing
1962 LP album:
"S.K.J." (Milt Jackson) – 5:17
"Stablemates" (Benny Golson ) – 5:45
"Stairway to the Stars " (Malneck , Parish , Signorelli ) – 3:38
"Blue Roz" (Wes Montgomery) – 4:46
"Sam Sack" (Jackson) – 6:06
"Jingles" (Montgomery) – 6:56
"Delilah" (Victor Young ) -6:07
1999 CD reissue:
"S.K.J." (Jackson) – 5:17
"Stablemates" (Golson) – 5:45
"Stairway to the Stars [Take 3]" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:38
"Blue Roz" (Montgomery) – 4:46
"Sam Sack" (Jackson) – 6:06
"Jingles [Take 9]" (Montgomery) – 6:55
"Delilah [Take 4]" (Victor Young) – 6:12
"Stairway to the Stars [Take 2]" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:47
"Jingles [Take 8]" (Montgomery) – 6:54
"Delilah" [Take 2] (Young) – 6:18
Personnel
Musicians
Production
References
^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Bags Meets Wes! > Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved July 31, 2011 .
^ DownBeat : June 7, 1962 vol. 29, no. 12
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 755
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