Wes Montgomery
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.), as well as organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented toward hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz.
Genre: jazz, hard-bop, bebop, cool-jazz, jazz-ballads
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Top Tracks
- Night Train (Album Version)
- King Of The Road
- End Of A Love Affair
- S.K.J.
- Four on Six (Arr. J. Krupa)
- Sunny - Alternate Take
- How Insensitive
- West Coast Blues
- Four On Six
- Gone With The Wind
- Mr Walker
- In Your Own Sweet Way
- West Coast Blues
- Four On Six
- Polka Dots And Moonbeams
- D-Natural Blues
- Airegin
- Tequila
- The Shadow Of Your Smile
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
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