Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery Bags meets Wes ! DCC GOLD CD NEU OVP Sealed GZS-1093

Produktinformation


Audio CD ( 1. April 1996)
Anzahl Disks/Tonträger: 1
Format: Gold CD
Label: Dcc 

       Tracks

1. S.K.J. 
2. Stablemates 
3. Stairway To The Stars 
4. Blue Roz 
5. Sam Sack 
6. Jingles 
7. Delilah (From "Samson And Delilah") 
8. Stairway To The Stars (Alternate Vers.) 
9. Jungles (Alternate Version) 
10. Delilah (Alternate Version From The... 


Produktbeschreibungen

Stereoplay
Im Verlauf von Blue Notes langer Geschichte wurden die Highlights des Labels zu gesuchten Sammlerobjekten auf der ganzen Welt - so etwa eine Aufnahme mit der Vorläuferformation des Modern Jazz Quartet, die auf "Milt Jackson" mit dem hard-swingenden Altsaxophonisten Lou Donaldson aufspielt (Titel 1 bis 9). Die restlichen Tracks (10-17) gestaltet Jackson in Quartett-Besetzung mit Neoharmoniker Monk am Piano. ** Klang.: 06-08
© Stereoplay

Review by Alex Henderson
Milt Jackson was 38 when, in December 1961, he co-led this superb hard-bop date with the distinctive guitarist Wes Montgomery. A jazzman who was as opinionated as he was gifted, Jackson wouldn't hesitate to tell you exactly what he thought of a musician — so when he praised Montgomery, you knew his praise was genuine. Not surprisingly, the boppers prove to be quite compatible on Bags Meets Wes, which finds them co-leading an all star-quintet that also includes pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Philly Joe Jones (who shouldn't be confused with swing drummer Jo Jones). 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 — and the 12-bar format serves them well on "Sam Sack," "Blue Roz," and "S.K.J." Equally strong are hard-swinging versions of Montgomery's "Jingles" and Benny Golson's "Stablemates."

Originally released on LP by Riverside in the early 1960s, Bags Meets Wes has been reissued several times over the years. When Fantasy reissued it on CD for the Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series, the label added alternate takes of "Jingles," "Stairway to the Stars," and "Delilah" — all of which are only slightly inferior to the master takes. Bags Meets Wes has also been reissued as a 24-karat gold audiophile CD by DCC Compact Classics. .