Smokin' At The Half Note
by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery
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Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery bestography
Smokin' At The Half Note is ranked as the best album by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Smokin' At The Half Note track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Smokin' At The Half Note rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 39 Music Albums of 1965 | 4/39 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1965 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1965 | 38/51 | 1 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 79 Music Albums of 1965 | 61/79 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Live Albums | 25/100 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 31 Music Albums of 1965 | 6/31 | 4 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 40 Music Albums of 1965 | 6/40 | 4 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Jazz | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1965 | 24/50 | 3 |
| 2025 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 1/100 | 20 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 57 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 327 | |||
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Smokin' At The Half Note ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/12/2026 09:14 | cicadelic | 14,056 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 04:18 | baystateoftheart | 2,890 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2025 01:40 | Proto | 4,311 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Smokin' At The Half Note forum mentions
baystateoftheart 02/10/2026 01:43 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Jboy56 09/03/2022 08:53 in What album are you listening to right now?Smokin' At The Half Note comments
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/20/2017 15:05 | #183492 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the all time jazz greats! Wynton Kelly and his trio make a perfect match for Montgomery's leads and improvisation. Indispensable for any jazz fan.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/05/2018 19:38 | #226277 | TOP COMMENT
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None other than Pat Metheny called this the greatest guitar album of all time and it's hard to argue with him.
Jboy56 09/03/2022 08:11 | #289225 | TOP COMMENT
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This one belongs to mandatory listen for jazz buffs
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