Smokin' at the Half Note

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Smokin' at the Half Note
Live album by Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio
Recorded	1965
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:58
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Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio chronology
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Smokin' at the Half Note is a jazz album recorded by Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio in late June 1965 at the Half Note Club in New York City, and September 22, 1965 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

The album is considered important to the history of jazz because it paired Miles Davis's rhythm section with Montgomery. The album's versions of "Unit 7" and "Four on Six" have helped to establish these songs as jazz standards, and remain important references for their interpretation.

[edit] Track listing

1. "No Blues" – 13:00
2. "If You Could See Me Now" – 6:45
3. "Unit 7" – 7:30
4. "Four on Six" – 6:45
5. "What's New" – 6:00

[edit] Personnel

• Wes Montgomery – guitar
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Val Valentin – engineering director