Smokin' At The Half Note
by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery

Smokin' At The Half Note by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery
(Live album)
Year: 1965
Overall rank: 4,028th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 54 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1965 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (343rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,028th)

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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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Overall rank: 4,028th | 1960s rank: 343rd | 1965 rank: 32nd

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78/100 (from 54 votes)
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02/12/2026 09:14 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,10073/100
 
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02/12/2026 04:18 baystateoftheart  Ratings distribution  2,82372/100
 
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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 77.7/100, 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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From 09/03/2022 08:11 | #289225
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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From 01/20/2017 15:05 | #183492
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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