Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! (VG+/E) – LP, JP 1984, With OBI
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Bags Meets Wes! is an LP by Wes Montgomery, Milt Jackson from 1984 released on the Riverside Records label.
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Bags Meets Wes! is a superb hard-bop meeting of two jazz masters, pairing Milt Jackson’s shimmering vibraphone with Wes Montgomery’s fluid guitar. Recorded in 1962, the album finds the pair in relaxed but highly focused dialogue, with a tight small-group setting that lets melody, swing and harmonic invention carry the music. The collaboration is significant because both artists were already major voices in modern jazz, and together they create a poised, conversational set that feels both sophisticated and inviting. Its enduring appeal rests on the chemistry between Jackson and Montgomery, two players whose individual styles remain instantly recognisable yet remarkably complementary.
Genre: Jazz
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Wes Montgomery, Milt JacksonLabel: Riverside Records – VIJ-124Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: JapanReleased: 1984Genre: JazzStyle: Hard BopA1 "S.K.J."
A2 Stablemates
A3 Stairway To The Stars
A4 Blue Roz
B1 Sam Sack
B2 Jingles
B3 Delilah
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- Description
- Release details
- Tracklist
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Bags Meets Wes! is an LP by Wes Montgomery, Milt Jackson from 1984 released on the Riverside Records label.
About this album
Bags Meets Wes! is a superb hard-bop meeting of two jazz masters, pairing Milt Jackson’s shimmering vibraphone with Wes Montgomery’s fluid guitar. Recorded in 1962, the album finds the pair in relaxed but highly focused dialogue, with a tight small-group setting that lets melody, swing and harmonic invention carry the music. The collaboration is significant because both artists were already major voices in modern jazz, and together they create a poised, conversational set that feels both sophisticated and inviting. Its enduring appeal rests on the chemistry between Jackson and Montgomery, two players whose individual styles remain instantly recognisable yet remarkably complementary.
Genre: Jazz
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Wes Montgomery, Milt JacksonLabel: Riverside Records – VIJ-124Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: JapanReleased: 1984Genre: JazzStyle: Hard BopA1 "S.K.J."
A2 Stablemates
A3 Stairway To The Stars
A4 Blue Roz
B1 Sam Sack
B2 Jingles
B3 Delilah
