Jimmy smith big band charts7/27/2023 That pair of electrifying outings would prove seminal for another dynamic duo over the ensuing decades: bass great Christian McBride and master organist Joey DeFrancesco would wear out the grooves on their copies of the Smith/Montgomery summit meetings during their high school days, and both would remain touchstones throughout a friendship and collaboration that has lasted nearly 40 years. Over the course of three days, the two jazz icons recorded the material for two now-classic albums: The Dynamic Duo (1966) and Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1968), backed by a big band featuring arrangements by the great Oliver Nelson. In September 1966, organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery got together at Rudy Van Gelder’s famed studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Stream “Medgar Evers’ Blues” from For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four IconsĪvailable September 25 via Mack Avenue Records “Medgar Evers’ Blues” Follows in Footsteps of ![]() Critically Acclaimed Bassist Christian McBride Releasesīig Band Release, in Tribute to AssassinatedĬivil Rights Leader on Anniversary of His Death
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