Wes Montgomery

• TRIPLE 180-gm LP LIMITED EDITION SET

• DELUXE TRIFOLD COVER

• OVER 2 HOURS FROM THE ORIGINAL RADIO BROADCAST

• Massive booklet with previously unpublished photos

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

Including over 2 hours from the original radio broadcasts with host Alan Grant, the limited-edition 3-LP 180-gram set will be mastered by Matthew Lutthans and come in a deluxe triple gatefold with an elaborate booklet containing previously unpublished photos taken at the Half Note by Raymond Ross; plus a new essay from acclaimed journalist and author Bill Milkowski; interviews with jazz legends Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter, who both recorded with Wes; guitar icons Bill Frisell and Mike Stern; plus bassist Marcus Miller, who is Wynton Kelly’s cousin! 2023 marks Wes Montgomery’s Centennial (born March 6, 1923), and this is Resonance’s 7th release of Wes Montgomery recordings in cooperation with the estate.

Now Wes Montgomery fans can hear the rest of the music from the Half Note that was only broadcast on the radio nearly 60 years ago. Pressed by Le Vinylist.

PERSONNEL:

• Wes Montgomery – (guitar)
• Wynton Kelly – (piano)
• Jimmy Cobb – (drums)
• Paul Chambers - (bass on SIDE A)
• Ron Carter - (bass on SIDE B)
• Larry Ridley - (bass on SIDE C, D4, SIDE E & F)
• Herman Wright - (bass on D1-D3)

Recorded at the Half Note jazz club in New York, NY in 1965

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. Laura
• A2. Cariba
• A3. Blues
• (September 24, 1965)

• B1. Impressions
• B2. Mi Cosa
• B3. No Blues
• (November 5, 1965)
• ____________________________

• LP TWO

• C1. Birks’ Works
• C2. Four On Six
• C3. The Theme
• (November 12, 1965)

• D1. All The Things You Are
• D2. I Remember You
• D3. No Blues
• (November 19, 1965
• D4. Cherokee
• Recorded live at the Half Note, Late 1965
• ____________________________

• LP THREE

• E1. The Song Is You
• E2. Four On Six
• (Late 1965)

• F1. Star Eyes
• F2. Oh, You Crazy Moon
• Recorded live at the Half Note, Late 1965

(*) ALSO AVAILABLE ON DELUXE 2-CD DIGIPACK SET: NUN-174937