Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - OGD (Road Song)

#JimmySmith #wesmontgomery #roadsong #jazz LP “ THE FURTHER ADVENTURE OF Jimmy and Wes...“ Verve Records 1966 credits: Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ Wes Montgomery – guitar Grady Tate – drums Ray Barretto – percussion James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician whose albums often appeared on Billboard magazine charts. He helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians. John Leslie “Wes“ Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb, and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.) and with organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented towards hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. *I do not have the rights for the music and photo. *All copyrights goes to their owners.