Smokin' At The Half Note (live album)
by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery

Smokin' At The Half Note by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery
(Live album)
Year: 1965
Overall rank: 3,935th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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78/100 (from 53 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1965 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (334th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,935th)

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Smokin' At The Half Note is ranked as the best album by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery.

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78/100 (from 53 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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This one belongs to mandatory listen for jazz buffs
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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.
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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.
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