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	Wes Montgomery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Montgomery was not skilled at reading music, but he had an instinctive knowledge of jazz harmony and an incredible command of the fretboard.
		Montgomery toured with vibraphonist Lionel Hampton's orchestra from July 1948 to January 1950, and can be heard on recordings from this period.
		Montgomery then returned to Indianapolis and did not record again until December 1957 (save for one session in 1955), when he took part in a session that included his brothers Monk and Buddy, as well as trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who made his recording debut with Montgomery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wes_Montgomery (879 words)

	Wes Montgomery: The Hard Bop Homepage
		Wes Montgomery was a late starter, not even beginning on guitar until 1942 when, at the age of nineteen, he first heard Charlie Christian on records.
		Actually, Wes himself must take a fair share of the blame for the delay in his being "discovered." Until late in 1959, he had done virtually all of his playing (except for two years--1948-50--with Lionel Hampton) in and around his native Indianapolis, which is scarcely the hub of the jazz world.
		Although the technically unbelievable feats Wes accomplishes on guitar may be the first things to catch one's attention, his true and substantial jazz merit lies basically in the fire and deep soul with which he performs them.
	members.tripod.com /~hardbop/wes.html (311 words)

	Classic Jazz Guitar - Guitarists
		Wes Montgomery (1925 - 1968) was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1925.
		Wes Montgomery was a superb melodist who made the head of the most common jazz standard sound fresh.
		Wes Montgomery died suddenly of a heart attack in 1968.
	www.classicjazzguitar.com /artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=43 (601 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Wes Montgomery
		Wes' technique was unorthodox in that he did not use a pick, instead plucking the strings with the fleshy part of his thumb.
		Wes generally played a Gibson guitar, usually an L-5CES, or in later years, one of two guitars that Gibson custom-made for him.
		Although Wes was not a good reader of music, he had an instinctive knowledge of jazz harmony and an incredible command of the fretboard.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Wes_Montgomery (326 words)

	Wes Montgomery
		The music clips of Wes Montgomery's music below are provided for your individual enjoyment under the copy-right of the Wes Montgomery family and are not for reproduction of distribution.
		Wes was the second of three musician brothers from Indianapolis, and the last to make his name nationally.
		Meanwhile, Wes' brothers were enjoying some degree of success with their group, the Master sounds, and they invited Wes to record with them in order to gain the gifted guitarist greater exposure.
	www.anthonymontgomery.com /wes_m.htm (1029 words)

	Wes Montgomery - great jazz guitarists
		Wes Montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of Charlie Christian whose appealing use of octaves became influential and his trademark.
		Montgomery tackles two standards, one tune each from Sonny Rollins and Dave Brubeck, plus four originals, including the classics "West Coast Blues" and "Four on Six." His solos are remarkably fluid and melodic while still capturing the essence of the blues idiom.
		The settings range from the organ trios with which Montgomery often worked to tracks with string accompaniment, but the music is all linked by the guitarist's highly original approach, using thumb picking and frequent octave runs to put his signature on blues, ballads, and bop tunes.
	www.playjazzguitar.com /wes_montgomery.html (837 words)

	CFCW Remembering Wes Montgomery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Montgomery's voice was heard by countless numbers of Eskimo fans as he served as both the in-stadium PA announcer and the Esks’ radio play-by-play man for a three-year stint in the early 1990's.
		Wes announced he was going to play a song he liked, implying that he didn't like what he normally played very much at all, and then proceeded to play a county and western song, which was as far off the CHED playlist as a communication from aliens.
		Wes was one of those rare personalities that have the ability to become part of your life and you never really know how big a part of your life they are until they are gone.
	www.cfcw.com /content/rememberingWes.aspx (22677 words)

	Wes Montgomery: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Wes' technique was unorthodox in that he did not use a pick, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Wes generally played a Gibson[For more, click on this link] guitar, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Although Wes was not a good reader of music, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/we/wes_montgomery.htm (847 words)

	Amazon.com: Boss Guitar: Music: Wes Montgomery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Wes Montgomery Trio ~ Wes Montgomery Trio
		While it is true that Wes played by ear, he did eventually know most of the names of the chords he played, and, not that it matters one bit, understood "scales" simply by having mastered them before "knowing" them in the traditional sense.
		I was too young to meet Wes, but those who knew him say that, unlike many players, what one hears on these recordings is the man...so in a way, everyone who digs this knows a big piece of Wes Montgomery and his 'boss guitar'.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000YES?v=glance (1405 words)

	Wes Montgomery MP3 Downloads - Wes Montgomery Music Downloads - Wes Montgomery Music Videos
		Montgomery's recordings can be easily divided into three periods.
		With the collapse of Riverside, Montgomery moved over to Verve, where during 1964-1966 he recorded an interesting series of mostly orchestral dates with arranger Don Sebesky and producer Creed Taylor.
		In 1967 Wes signed with Creed Taylor at A&M and during 1967-1968 he recorded three best-selling albums that found him merely stating simple pop melodies while backed by strings and woodwinds.
	www.mp3.com /wes-montgomery/artists/6087/biography.html (468 words)

	Guitarists honor Wes Montgomery
		Montgomery, who died of a heart attack in 1968 at the height of his career, only 45 years old, pushed jazz guitar into new territory.
		"Wes was influenced very strongly by (swing-era guitarist) Charlie Christian and played along note for note with all his recordings, just as George Benson played along with all Wes' recordings," Fox explained recently over coffee.
		"Wes Montgomery was, is and always will be one of the greatest innovators in jazz, most of all through his ingenuity," Martino said recently by phone from his home in Philadelphia.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/27/PKGM7BD8HB1.DTL (953 words)

	wes montgomery belgium 1965: an historic jazz guitar video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		While it would be overly simplistic to suggest that these players alone shaped the course and destiny of the guitar in jazz, they have been, and continue to be, the overriding, pervasive, influences of the genre.
		As with all great jazz players, his music is timeless, transcending vogue and anachronism with a vibrancy which remains as relevant today as when it was first conceived.
		Perhaps the greatest tribute to Wes Montgomery however, is the reverence in which he is held by other jazz musicians and in the continued popularity of his recorded legacy.
	guitarworkshopuk.com /vesta/11479.htm (301 words)

	Wes Montgomery, The King of Octaves. How to achieve the sound of Wes Montgomery.
		Wes got kind of a "sellout" reputation in the late 60s for making the best-selling records of his career (A Day in the Life and others) with strings and other sweeteners.
		This has several great cuts of Wes, intermixed with Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, and Herb Ellis (the video manufacturers cleverly spread their rare Wes material over 3 tapes to entice you to buy all three).
		Watching the way Wes Montgomery uses his thumb has liberated mine, but I've had to move from emulation to experimentation in order to advance.
	www.slowgold.com /woodsheddin/Issue8/Wes.htm (984 words)

	VH1.com : Wes Montgomery : Biography
		Wes Montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of Charlie
		His jazz fans were upset, but Montgomery's albums were played on AM radio during the period.
		However, Montgomery's influence is still felt on many young guitarists.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/montgomery_wes/bio.jhtml (449 words)

	Wes Montgomery News
		News about Wes Montgomery continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Jazz legend Wes Montgomery's legacy will be in good hands this week.
		Jazz fans can travel back to the time of jazz legend Wes Montgomery this summer as the Indiana State Museum highlights a rare artifact in music history.
	www.topix.net /who/wes-montgomery (621 words)

	Wes Montgomery Discography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Jon Hendricks: vocal, Wes Montgomery: guitar, Cannonball Adderley: alto sax, Pony Poindexter: sax and vocals, Nat Adderley: cornet, Buddy Montgomery: vibes, Gildo Mahones: piano, Monk Montgomery: bass, Jimmy Wormsworth OR Walter Bolden: drums
		Wes Montgomery: guitar, Jimmy Jones: conductor and arranger, Gene Orloff: concertmaster, Phil Bodner: woodwinds, Hank Jones and Dick Hyman: piano/celeste, Kenny Burrell: guitar, Milt Hinton: bass, Osie Johnson: drums, with strings
		Wes Montgomery: guitar, Herbie Hancock OR Hank Jones: piano, Richard Davis: bass, Grady Tate OR Ed Shaughnessy: drums, Ray Barretto/Jack Jennings: percussion, with orchestra conducted and arranged by Don Sebesky
	www.edfila.com /wes (1427 words)

	Tower Records - Fingerpickin' - Wes Montgomery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Wayman Atkinson, Alonzo Johnson (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Buddy Montgomery (vibraphone); Joe Bradley, Richie Crabtree (piano); Monk Montgomery (electric bass); Paul Parker, Benny Barth (drums).
		The material was cut on the West Coast in 1957, while Wes was still holding down his day job in Indianapolis and gigging six nights a week on the home front.
		Wes cuts loose on the title track, and while his dry, elastic tone is somewhat different from his sound on the Riverside records his chops are all here--the octaves, the block chords, and the dizzying lines.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1367990 (285 words)

	Guitar Tablature - Jazz Guitar : Wes Montgomery Licks
		The next great guitarist to stand up after Charlie Christian was Wes Montgomery.
		It took him a long time to become famous, but during the last years of his life he had great commercial success.
		It's the release of the album 'The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery' in 1960 that made him famous in the jazz world.
	www.jazzguitar.be /wes_montgomery_licks.html (289 words)

	Guitar Files® Playing Wes Montgomery Style
		One of the greatest jazz guitarist of all time is Wes Montgomery.
		If you ever read Wes Montgomerys bio it says he developed this technique to keep the noise down not to awake his family or neighbors.
		Wes was noted to study Charlie Christian, John Coltrane to name a few.
	www.theguitarfiles.com /guitarfile44.html (280 words)

	Just Jazz CD Picks - Wes Montgomery
		Comments: One of the most natural musicians of all time, Wes Montgomery is as important to this music as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis.
		Never to indulge in drugs, he was a family man who grew up in Indianapolis and worked as a welder during the day while he played his gigs six-nights-a-week.
		Discovered by "Cannonball" Adderley in 1959, Wes practically exploded onto the scene at age 36 as the public was amazed at his incredible dexterity on the guitar, using his thumb to play instead of the usual guitar pick.
	www.justjazznyc.com /cdpicks-musicians/montgomery.htm (308 words)

	Amazon.com: So Much Guitar: Music: Wes Montgomery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Given the fact that Wes Montgomery died at age 43, you almost want to finish this title with the words "so little time", but Wes packed a whole 'nuther career into the time between this LPs release and his death.
		The only reason that this is not included in my all-time Wes "5-star" line-up is because I do miss Jimmy Cobb on drums, and because at times ("Cottontail") the tempo is pushed almost to the uncomfortable point.
		The upbeat tracks like Montgomery's original "Twisted Blues" and his version of Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail" really move (with the help of the rhythms of Ron Carter/bass, Lex Humphries/drums and Ray Barreto/congas), and Montgomery's solo playing is quite impressive.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000YD3?v=glance (1193 words)

	Tower Records - Full House - Wes Montgomery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums).
		With a rhythm section comprised of alumni from Miles Davis's first quintet (Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums) and the blazing tenor saxophone of Johnny Griffin complementing Wes Montgomery's bop leads on guitar, listeners will know they are in for a wild ride even before the album begins.
		Post bop with a soulful, bluesy edge is the flavor of the day here, and the group works out accordingly on Dizzy Gillespie's "Blue 'N' Boogie" and on Montgomery's own compositions, the title track and "Cariba," both of which meld shuffle-boogaloo rhythms to bop pyrotechnics, casting the whole in a soul-jazz vibe.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1008089 (334 words)

	Buggin' My Life Away : Wes Montgomery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It's quite another to do the kinds of things Wes does in the impromptu setting of a live performance.
		When I listen to Wes, I'm less wowed by the technical display, though there is little doubt that Wes had a technical ability that rivals any guitar player, than I am simply moved by what Wes says.
		In addition to "The Dynamic Duo", I recommend the second collaboration between Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith, "The Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes".
	blogs.msdn.com /rick_schaut/archive/2005/03/30/403787.aspx (612 words)

	Wes Montgomery's L-5C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1995, Meridian Music Company purchased one of the most sought after guitars of the 20th century, Wes Montgomery's prized Gibson L-5C guitar.
		The instrument had been made by the Gibson Guitar Company for Wes in 1963 and was used for the majority of his career until his untimely death in 1968.
		The instrument had been neglected, even damaged in the years after Wes put this instrument down for the last time; it had to be restored.
	www.wesmontgomery.net (193 words)

	Wes Montgomery Discography
		Buddy Montgomery (vib) Richie Crabtree (p) Wes Montgomery (g) Monk Montgomery (b, ldr) Benny Barth (d)
		Buddy Montgomery (vib) George Shearing (p) Wes Montgomery (g) Monk Montgomery (b) Walter Peakins (d -1,2,5/9,11/14) Armando Peraza (cga, bgo -3,4,10) Ricardo Chimelis (tim, cga -3,4,10)
		Wes Montgomery (g) Ron Carter (b) Grady Tate (d) Ray Barretto (cga)
	www.jazzdisco.org /wes/dis/c (5874 words)

	Wes Montgomery
		"Surrey with a Fringe on Top" -- Wes' solo transcribed
		Wes Montgomery "Willow Weep for Me" Verve SW 91588 can be purchased
		Posted: Sat - November 22, 2003 at 02:56 PM Quick Links
	homepage.mac.com /alex_rogowski/iblog/C1713049503/E2094074819 (53 words)

	Jazz Transcriptions - Jazz Guitar Transcriptions, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Tal Farlow
		Jazz Transcriptions - Jazz Guitar Transcriptions, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Tal Farlow
		Transcriptions of guitarists include Kenny Burrell, Grant Green and Wes Montgomery.
		Steve Khan's transcriptions of George Benson, Wes Montgomery etc. accompanied by an MP3 file of the tune.
	www.alisdair.com /educator/transcriptions.html (233 words)

	VH1.com : Wes Montgomery : Artist Main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He achieved great commercial success during his last few years, only to die prematu...
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	www.vh1.com /artists/az/montgomery_wes/artist.jhtml (178 words)

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