• Album cover featuring two men with hats and text about Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery on a gray background

Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery

Bags Meets Wes!

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SLEEVE
NM-
MEDIA
  • VG+
YEAr
  • 1974 (1962)
COUNTRY
Japan
extras
  • Insert, Reissue
IF YOU LIKE
  • Jazz
  • Hard Bop
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Bags Meets Wes! is a landmark collaborative hard-bop jazz album co-led by vibraphonist Milt "Bags" Jackson and guitarist Wes Montgomery, recorded in December 1961 and released in 1962 on the Riverside Records label. The pairing occurred because Jackson specifically demanded a session with Montgomery as a condition for signing his own contract with Riverside. Driven by a shared love for the blues, their highly distinctive styles locked together seamlessly, creating an incredibly swingin', warm dialogue where neither musician overshadowed the other.