Bags Meets Wes - Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery

[aleksandersucharski]

if only more commercial-type videos looked like this... but, to make a worthy advertising video you need to advertise a worthy product in first place.

[YucatanEd]

Thank you so much for posting this. Wes is one of my heroes.

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Wes' octave playing was considered impossible at the time.

[jazzman3071]

@BuckshotLaFunke It was never even considered as a reasonable option at that time. Because of his lack of formal training he just did what he thought sounded good...While I think formal education is great thing and very valuable you can only teach so much about jazz. Either a cat has something to say or he is just running scales.

[MrBazH]

Great video. Must check out the others! One of my all time favourite albums. No question that Bags was one of *the* best improvisers.

[thisistode]

Awesome!

[ziod]

Thanks Video Guy

Your one of the best !!!!

[dbeckster]

Song at 3:08, anybody?

[bausin]

Delilah

[rogerjazzfan]

If Wes Montgomery was insecure about your playing, I don't know secure the guitar with my hands.

[boertush]

Wes was insecure about his skills? How am I suppose to feel about my own playing!?!

[BrokenWingman]

Because you're not Wes... Just because you're insecure it doesn't mean you're bad, obviously. I think insecurity makes you strive to break through it, and become even better.

[boobtuber06]

remember, he was a very humble musician.

[Jethroguitarist]

this is cool

[grb321]

So glad to find this -- one of my favorite jazz CDs of all time. Stablemates may be my favorite jazz tune. Learn to sing or play one of Wes' solos by heart and you will be converted! I never realized Wes had any insecurities about his playing. Watch his face on some other YouTube videos of Wes and you see a guy who seems totally relaxed and in control.

[javijazztazz]

great videos

[oldcremona]

Remarkable insight. Thank you for sharing.