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I'll have to check that out. I'm a junkie for LPs with audiophile-grade sonics. In the meantime, I was sifting through my present collection so I could stand in the sweet spot and and listen while I sort the mail. I happened upon -- and played this to my delight: Nothing like grooving to a legend with a great rhythm section. This album was released in 1966, and it still had the original price sticker on it--$5.79, which in today's money comes out to $45.82. There's a personal tie-in for me because I'm a Metheny fan, and when he saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan on Feb.9, 1964, he picked up a guitar and started playing records. But in his case, he got a beater ES-175 from a pawn shop and started playing along with records in his dad's collection, in which some were by Wes Montgomery. Nothing like starting at the top. And in case you're interested, here's the full album I listened to: