Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo is an album by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 guitarist Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery

John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, Russell Malone, Emily...

 and electric organist Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith (musician)

Jimmy Smith was a jazz musician whose performances on the Hammond B-3 electric organ helped to popularize this instrument...

, released in 1966.

Reception

Richard S. Ginell reviewed the album for AllMusic and was highly favorable in his comments, writing "... the results are incendiary—a near-ideal meeting of yin and yang. Smith comes at your throat with his big attacks and blues runs while Montgomery responds with rounder, smoother octaves and single notes that still convey much heat. They are an amazing pair, complementing each other, driving each other, using their bop and blues taproots to fuse together a sound."

Track listing

1. "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) - 10:02
2. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington) - 6:48
3. "James and Wes" (Jimmy Smith) - 8:13
4. "13 (Death March)" (Gary McFarland) - 5:22
5. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser
   Frank Loesser
   Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and scores to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for...
   
   ) - 6:05
6. "O.G.D. (aka Road Song)" (Wes Montgomery) - 5:13

Personnel

• Jimmy Smith
  Jimmy Smith (musician)
  Jimmy Smith was a jazz musician whose performances on the Hammond B-3 electric organ helped to popularize this instrument...
  
   – Hammond organ
• Wes Montgomery
  Wes Montgomery
  John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, Russell Malone, Emily...
  
   – guitar

Production notes:

• Creed Taylor
  Creed Taylor
  Creed Taylor is an American record producer, best known for his work with CTI Records, which he founded in 1968. Taylor’s career also included work at Bethlehem Records, ABC-Paramount, Verve, and A&M Records...
  
   – producer
• Oliver Nelson
  Oliver Nelson
  Oliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer.-Early life and career:...
  
  – arranger, conductor
• Acy R. Lehman – cover design
• Charles Stewart – cover photo