Montgomery,Wes / Wynton Kelly Trio Smokin In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse (1966) CD

Limited deluxe digipak edition. Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966) presents previously unreleased live sets by jazz guitar icon Wes Montgomery with the irrepressibly swinging pianist Wynton Kelly and his trio captured live at the Penthouse in Seattle, WA on April 14 and 21, 1966. Recorded less than a year after Wes and Wynton's classic 1965 live album Smokin at the Half Note, which guitarist Pet Metheny calls 'the absolute greatest jazz guitar album ever made, ' Smokin' in Seattle finds the dynamic duo joined by the solid rhythm section of bassist Ron McClure (Charles Lloyd, Joe Henderson) and legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb. The deluxe CD includes an extensive 40-page book of liner notes featuring rare photos by Lee Tanner, Chuck Stewart, Tom Copi, Joe Alpert and others; essays by modern jazz guitar legend Pat Metheny, Seattle Times writer Paul de Barros, Resonance producer Zev Feldman, original recording engineer and Seattle Radio DJ Jim Wilke, bassist Ron McClure; plus interviews with NEA Jazz Masters Jimmy Cobb and pianist Kenny Barron.

1. There Is No Greater Love 2. Not a Tear 3. Jingles 4. What's New 5. Blues in F 6. Sir John 7. If You Could See Me Now 8. West Coast Blues 9. O Morro 10. Oleo