Wynton Kelly Trio and Wes Montgomery - Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings

Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings

Limited edition 180-gram gatefold 3LP set mastered with meticulous sound restoration by Matthew Lutthans and pressed at 33 1/3 RPM at Le Vinylist

Record Store Day Black Friday first release

Massive booklet with previously unpublished photos taken at the Half Note by Raymond Ross

Interviews with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell, Mike Stern, Marcus Miller and others!

Celebrating Wes Montgomery's centennial in 2023 (born March 6, 1923)

Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings is the first official release of the complete previously unissued recordings from jazz guitar giant Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio at the famed Half Note jazz club in New York City in 1965 with drummer Jimmy Cobb and bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Herman Wright and Larry Ridley. Includes more than two hours from the original radio broadcasts with host Alan Grant.

The limited edition 3LP 180-gram set is mastered by Matthew Lutthans and comes in a deluxe triple gatefold with an elaborate booklet containing previously unpublished photos taken at the Half Note by Raymond Ross, plus a new essay from acclaimed journalist and author Bill Milkowski, as well as interviews with jazz legends Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter, guitar icons Bill Frisell and Mike Stern, plus bassist Marcus Miller, who is Wynton Kelly's cousin! The year 2023 marked Wes Montgomery's centennial (born March 6, 1923), and this is Resonance Record's seventh release of Wes Montgomery recordings in cooperation with the estate.

Side A

1. Laura

2. Cariba

3. Blues

Side B

4. Impressions

5. Mi Cosa

6. No Blues

Side C

7. Birk’s Work

8. Four On Six

9. The Theme

Side D

10. All The Things You Are

11. I Remember You

12. No Blues

13. Cherokee

Side E

14. The Song Is You

15. Four On Six

Side F

16. Star Eyes

17. Oh, You Crazy Moon

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