The classic spiritual вЂњDown By the Riverside,вЂќ which opened The Dynamic Duo, is taken at a breakneck pace by the skilled band, lending the tune an even more raucous spirit than the Smith/Montgomery rendition. вЂњMilestonesвЂќ is taken from the same album, and again allows the band to tip its collective hat not only to the albumвЂ™s titular sources but to another giant who has played a key role in their musical lives: Miles Davis, who famously recruited DeFrancesco straight out of high school. MontgomeryвЂ™s вЂњRoad SongвЂќ originally appeared on Further Adventures, and here allows both Whitfield and DeFrancesco to show off on captivating, exploratory solos, each brilliantly comping for the other and showing off their dynamic chemistry. The celebratory tone is set with the rollicking classic вЂњNight Train.вЂќ The familiar, window-rattling tune was part of The Dynamic Duo, but itвЂ™s been a constant in the books of many a bandleader whoвЂ™s been influential to McBride and DeFrancesco, including Duke Ellington and James Brown. The repertoire on For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver also follows from the Smith/Montgomery recordings, with four tracks reprised for the originals along with a mix of originals and standards that capture the same ebullient spirit. It seemed logical to salute the two albums that we listened to quite a bit as kids.вЂќ WeвЂ™ve recorded a few things here and there over the years, but weвЂ™ve never recorded an entire album together until now. вЂњWe met in middle school playing in the Settlement Music School Jazz Ensemble. вЂњJoey is, without question, my oldest friend in music,вЂќ McBride says. To complete the core band, McBride called on another longtime friend and collaborator, Mark Whitfield, to play the Montgomery role, while regular CMBB drummer Quincy Phillips anchors the ensemble. Now, the pair pay tribute with For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver, the third release by the GRAMMYВ® Award-winning Christian McBride Big Band.Дue for release on September 25 via Mack Avenue Records, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver echoes the format of the original Smith/Montgomery summit meetings, with a balance of big band and quartet tracks. That pair of electrifying outings would prove seminal for another dynamic duo over the ensuing decades: bass great Christian McBride and master organist Joey DeFrancesco would wear out the grooves on their copies of the Smith/Montgomery summit meetings during their high school days, and both would remain touchstones throughout a friendship and collaboration that has lasted nearly 40 years. Over the course of three days, the two jazz icons recorded the material for two now-classic albums: The Dynamic Duo (1966) and Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1968), backed by a big band featuring arrangements by the great Oliver Nelson. In September 1966, organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery got together at Rudy Van GelderвЂ™s famed studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

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