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Previously unreleased live sets featuring jazz guitar icon Wes Montgomery with piano legend Wynton Kelly's Trio featuring bassist Ron McClure and drummer Jimmy Cobb recorded at Seattle’s prestigious jazz club, The Penthouse, on April 14 and 21, 1966. Deluxe Limited Edition LP cut by Bernie Grundman released exclusively for Record Store Day 2017.

• Limited Edition (5000 units worldwide)
• Numbered Edition (hand-numbered)
• Exclusive Record Store Day 2017 Relesase
• Recording Never Officially Released Before
• LP 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Pressed at RTI, USA
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman
• 8 Page booklet with exclusive interviews, essays and rare photos
• Gatefold Cover

Deluxe Limited Edition LP Released Exclusively for Record Store Day, This archival treasure includes an extensive liner note book featuring rare photos by Lee Tanner, Chuck Stewart, Tom Copi, Joe Alpert and others; essays by guitar icon Pat Metheny, Seattle Times writer Paul de Barros, producer Zev Feldman, original recording engineer and Seattle Radio DJ Jim Wilke , and Ron McClure; plus interviews with Jimmy Cobb and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron.

Los Angeles, CA (March 13, 2017)- Resonance Records is proud to announce the release of Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio - Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966) captured live at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on April 14 and 21, 1966. Smokin' in Seattle marks the third commercially released live album of guitar iconWes Montgomery with piano legend Wynton Kelly, recorded only seven months after their classic 1965 live album Smokin' at the Half Note, notably referred to by Pat Metheny as "the absolute greatest jazz guitar album ever made." Wynton's dynamic trio features the solid rhythm section of bassist Ron McClure -who took the place of long-time trio bassist Paul Chambers, then joined Charles Lloyd's "classic quartet" with Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette following this stint with Wes and Wynton - and the legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb, an NEA Jazz Master most well-known for Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain and Someday My Prince Will Come albums.

Located in the heart of Seattle's historic district in Pioneer Square,the Penthouse jazz club was opened in 1962 by Charles Puzzo, Sr., and quickly became a destination for iconic jazz talents such as John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz and The Three Sounds to name a few. Well-known radio personality, Jim Wilke, developed a working relationship with this legendary club, which in turn allowed him to air live broadcasts from the club every Thursday night using state-of-the-art equipment of that era. His weekly radio show, Jazz from the Penthouse, aired on Seattle's NPR affiliate, KING FM from 1962 through 1968, and has never been rebroadcast. When executive producer George Klabin learned of these recordings, he couldn't believe his good fortune to come across this thrilling 1960s material of Wes Montgomery with Wynton Kelly.

Producer Zev Feldman says, "The association between Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly is a critical part of the Montgomery legacy. Resonance has been releasing only the guitar icon's material from the 1950s thus far, so it's very exciting for us to be moving into Wes's 1960s discography with this incredible addition to the Montgomery canon from a cherished era. It's also the only known recording known of Wes and Ron McClure together, which I think is also cause for celebration. As usual, we've gathered all the rights to make it official and have created a dynamic package worthy of this timeless music."

"The experience of playing with those guys was like being baptized," says Ron McClure in his liner notes essay. "The music was joyous. It was buoyant. It was happy; positive - like they were as people."

Wes and Wynton By the time the 1966 Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio gig rolled around, Wes was on top of his game. His album Goin' Out of My Head (Verve) had shot up the Billboard R&B charts to No. 12, and within a year, the album would garner a 1967 GRAMMY® Award and sell nearly a million copies. At the ripe age of 43, Wes was at the pinnacle of his career. And just one year later, he would no longer be with us.

Personnel:

Wes Montgomery – guitar* 
Wynton Kelly – piano 
Ron McClure – bass 
Jimmy Cobb – drums

Track Listing:

01. There Is No Greater Love (7:56)
02. Not a Tear (6:29)
03. *Jingles (4:31)
04. *What's New (4:51)
05. *Blues in F (2:44)*
06. Sir John (8:10)
07. If You Could See Me Now (5:54)
08. *West Coast Blues (3:56)
09. *O Morro Não Tem Vez (6:15)
10. *Oleo (2:08)