Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery: Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo) (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJS-118 Sometimes I’m Happy

Sometimes I’m Happy

and the drummers Mike Clark

unifying Brazilian repertoire and original compositions into a cohesive

This brilliantly seductive album features stalwarts Hank Jones on piano

and a fascinating new interview with Rollins himself reflecting upon the album in conversation with Blue Note President Don Was

Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery: Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo) (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJS-118 Sometimes I’m HappyVerve, 1966 Released in 1966 on Verve Records, Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo), captures the only full length studio collaboration between Hammond B3 organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery. Produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by Oliver Nelson, Jimmy & Wes brought together two of jazzs most distinctive voices in an expansive big band setting. Recorded over three days in September 1966 at Rudy Van Gelders Englewood Cliffs studio, the sessions