Bags Meets Wes!

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AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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In his AllMusic review, Alex Henderson wrote: "Although Jackson and Montgomery prove what lyrical ballad players they could be on the standard 'Stairway to the Stars', ballads aren't a high priority on this album. Instead, the improvisers put more of their energy into the blues..."^[1]

1962 LP album:

1. "S.K.J." (Milt Jackson) – 5:17
2. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 5:45
3. "Stairway to the Stars" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:38
4. "Blue Roz" (Wes Montgomery) – 4:46
5. "Sam Sack" (Jackson) – 6:06
6. "Jingles" (Montgomery) – 6:56
7. "Delilah" (Victor Young) – 6:07

1999 CD reissue:

1. "S.K.J." (Jackson) – 5:17
2. "Stablemates" (Golson) – 5:45
3. "Stairway to the Stars [Take 3]" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:38
4. "Blue Roz" (Montgomery) – 4:46
5. "Sam Sack" (Jackson) – 6:06
6. "Jingles [Take 9]" (Montgomery) – 6:55
7. "Delilah [Take 4]" (Victor Young) – 6:12
8. "Stairway to the Stars [Take 2]" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:47
9. "Jingles [Take 8]" (Montgomery) – 6:54
10. "Delilah" [Take 2] (Young) – 6:18

Musicians

• Milt Jackson – vibraphone
• Wes Montgomery – guitar
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Sam Jones – double bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

Production

• Tamaki Beck – mastering
• Ken Deardoff – cover design
• Ray Fowler – engineer
• Joe Goldberg – liner notes
• Orrin Keepnews – producer, liner notes