So sassy. So good. The melody is kind of a downer, but Wes makes it just straight ahead bluesy and almost gives an uplifting feel to it. Maybe it is just me, but when I listen to Wes my spirit is lifted.
Wes... one of the most unique and innovative guitar players to walk the earth. those eight and sixteenth note octave slides.... We are not worthy......
I see 33 dislikes... What planet are they from!! There is nothing finer.. He only played with his ear! Wes could hear around the corner! I like to hear their rendition! lmfao at the dislikes..
@Casaquesi Hello! it's one of his 1965' recordings with Harold Mabern piano, Arthur Harper bass, Jimmy Lovelace drums . Complete your pleasure with "Impressions"1965
One thing i've noticed about Wes is he used block chords allot .He would build a solo with single note lines , then do octaves then block chording .Jimi Hendrix did something like that on Watchtower ,probably the Wes influence
I'm just saying there is some nice clapping done at the end of the video. and about the chart well (1.) when it comes to jazz there's no point of doing something exactly the same and (2.) when it comes to music you want to learn to play, you should learn it yourself by ear instead of bothering other people to do it for you, because learning by ear makes it easier to learn songs in general and it also makes you a better player, but if you just read the notes you progress very little
@lipi29 you may be right ,although i can hear the changes on the B3 Wes' version is different than other ones like H.H. and monk it's simple yet it sounds good it's worthy of being emulated ,i'm sayin ..they changed the arrangement a bit .This kind of music can be hard to hear because of the substitutions going on , i think haven't seen any sheet music for this wes tune BTW some of his shit would be hard to clap to it's accents on 3/4 lol
it's jazz, not 12 bar blues, so naturally it's a bit complicated and requires some time to figure it out... and what I meant by clapping was the audience clapping as a sign of appreciation after the song, not clapping to the song...
@lipi29 okay i don't know your original comment"Judging from this video alone..." must have been part of some thread on racism that i missed ,it's all good
@lipi29 BTW was Tal Farlow one of the white guys clapping ,Tal's a pretty good guitar player from that era i bet a bunch of black guys would clap for Tal ,what do you think about that ! XD
@MrMerlin87 The Gibson L5 hollowbody jazz guitar is widely acclaimed as one of the finest production archtops that money can buy. Used they commonly bring in a value of $55-$6500.
If I was goin' to lay out $6500 on an archtop the L5 would be it.
I own a Guild X-500, commonly acquired used from $2500-$3k. An affordable alternative is an Eastman 810CE 17" archtop which like the L5 is a fully carved guitar with a coveted solid spruce top, acquired on average for $1200. Check feebay for used buys
He used his right thumb only for playing the strings, he must have had a huge callous on the side of his thumb. He even did upstrokes with the thumb if you watch closely.
Wes is just great - when you come across him for the first time you realize how melodically creative he is and he keeps you surprised - where's he gonna go with the solo now? And then he throws in a little gem, like this one at 1.41-1.44
I've just embarked on the long journey of learning the guitar, where i wanted rock and blues to be my genre. My teacher told me about Wes Montgomery and now I'm annoyed and embarrassed that i'd never heard of him. He's now my inspiration, I've fallen in love with his style and tone. I will play jazz guitar thanks to you Wes.
@beowulfianhowl that's how he got that tone. i read somewhere (who knows if it's true) that he had a permanent blister on his thumb and that's what got the sound. i myself had a big juicy one on my right thumb once and used it in place of a pick, and for two days i thought i was getting a tone close to his...then my blister popped and i came back to reality haha.
my wife (separated) of 23 years is slowly dying, We both are Wes fans, I have this performance on a video and have watched this on u-tube many times. It just brings tears to eyes, He was the greatest natural musician to ever walk the earth, The world would be a better place with him, Long live WES and Mary
@guitarmusic524 That's great respect from BB. One thing they shared in common was the criticism they received from some blues "purists" about them "going commercial."
Just listening to this guy makes me glad that there was a universe in which there was a planet earth on which to place him for his brief, overwhelming moment. viva wes!
i love the conversation here. gives me hope for the future. young musicians affirming my belief that if enuff people were just exposed to jazz, @ a young enuff age, enuff would like it enuff to keep it alive as a viable style and means of emp0lyment.!!!! signed
ok ok i get the point. i never said it would be impossible for teenagers to like this. but seriously, there might be a few out of 1000. go to school and ask around: how many of your classmates even know who wes montgomery is? i'd be willing to bet you could count on your fingers how many do out of the whole school. you know i'm right!
@vilago5 i'm 21 and i play jazz guitar... every time i play out at somewhere like a jam session or something, it never fails that someone walks up to me and says "i hear a lot of wes in your playing" .. honestly about 80% of the music i listen to is either Wes Montgomery or George Benson but i can actually appreciate the old and the new music.. most of the younger generation would too if they were actually exposed to it
@xXironraiderXx My friend, That is absolutely beautiful they would say that, and even better that a person of your age would be listening and taking cues and/or notes from these two guitar genuises. How wonderful !
With today's trendy fads and the state of pop music, can you see anyone under the age of 30 appreciating this? Everything musical in modern popular culture is totally vocal based, completely devoid of anything "wholesome" no one cares if you have instrumental talent. Hell, Wes and Harold are wearing suites, that alone tells you how drastically times have changed.
@vilago5 Well, I'm sixteen and I really like this. Of course I listen to other things that people who like this might despise, but I'm glad having a very open and diverse interest in music. I have been trying to learn some jazz theory in the past week or so for the guitar and it is... possibly... the most intricate and amazing genre out there. If I ever play in a pop or metal or death metal band, I would want for people to recognize a jazz influence in it, whatever genre I might play.
@vilago5 dude im twelve. i know what you mean though. most of my friends listen to shit like nicki minaj or something. ever since i got to middle school and started hearing jazz band play every friday, ive been hooked with jazz. originally i was a punk drummer, but i love playing jazz too. and vibes a lot also.
What a fantastic talent! Eye-poppingly, jaw-droppingly, gob-smackingly awesome! Wes could do anything on guitar - if he imagined it, he played it, and his imagination was boundless. How is it possible that one person could have 99% of the musical creativity available to us humans and the rest of us have to share out the remaining 1% between us??? As you have probably guessed - I like him!
Great Bass Playin and Drummer. Wes, surrounded Himself w/ Premier Competant dudes. Not like today, Everyone is a self taught proclaimed Guru of Nothing...
I want to take that octave rhythmic thing he does and incorporate that in to slow blues and my own playing. This man was a true musician with a unique playing style that gives me pure happiness. Usually when a guitarist blows me away i want to put down my guitar but he makes me want to play. Love this performance, Thank God some one recorded this.
Not a bad note played. Pretty impressive compared to todays music where the whole song is wired and machined to sound perfect regardless if the musician really is.
I was always of the mind that great musicians were not born but made after many thousands of hours of practice and study but then I look at Mr M. here and Django and am blown away by the fact that they could barely read music. Their brains must be wired differently than most, to have such understanding of the complexities of jazz, to hear it in their heads and then bring it to life on a guitar. They were rightly called geniuses by their peers and contemporaries.
When I'm listening to jazz like this, I feel like the music is apart of me U know. I'm more so common & relax, no one can make mad or angry because my mind will be some were else... When I'm listening to jazz.
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I really like this. But it's a little strange that he didn't grow his nails out like a classical guitarist. Probably get a better tone, but idk maybe that was his style.
such beautiful music. and wes's playing is from another planet. absolutely fluid fretting....just effortless beauty. octaves to die for. is it any wonder benson, mentheny, martino, and so many others loved this man and what he brought to the music and jazz guitar. he is expressionless most of the time but every now and again you can catch him smile as he does a run, he knows it's gorgeous!!!
What a great video of Wes, the man in his element. His musicanship is magical and insipiring. His guitar is just his voice and it comes from the heart, as Will Ferrall once said scrumtrulesence....
In school we read the classics. Part of the reason was to learn about the technique and theory behind the language. Part of it was to get a sense of the history behind the writing. And part of it was to appreciate the beauty of the work itself.
This gorgeous piece is like reading the classics. All young students should listen, learn and remember.
jazz theory: the music theory for playing jazz. e.g playing over ii V7 I changes or chord voicings/substitutions. Progressive metal is really heavy on the jazz theory, see some older Dream Theater songs
I hope your watching this Scott Cruikshank its what you should be playing you lazy skinny assed good for nothing guitar player, hes your favourite for Christ sake! Now get that band sorted out! ....or no more sex.
Indeed,his emotions rfom the heart translate to his expressions into guitar playing
I guess somthing what is important in his hart he express it by playing his guitar
sadness ,enjoying, he worked hard for his family i read 24 hours a day, unlike he was exhausted he never makes mistakes mistakes and his coordinations he need for playing his guitar and impro never fails!!!
Wes, puttin' it all together. That first flurry of chord soloing he does is beautiful and so smooth... (and fast) and then the cadenza at the end... Bravo! And his touch is impeccable. The Master!!!
Just look at the delight on his face at the end of the song. The warmth and beauty of Wes's tone comes straight from the heart- you can tell because it's right there on his face, too. One of the finest performances of one of the finest jazz tunes ever written. Can I "double like" this?
Nothing wrong with metal. we all have to start somewhere. I started out with metal and I enjoy playing all forms of music. There is good in everything. even the worst of the worst. It just serves as a good example of what not to do. Onward-Upward-Wesward..
Only the IGNORANT can dislike anything Wes Montgomery played. He is one of maybe 4 guitarist to change the way the instrument was played. Self taught and immediately recognizable. Wes has had so many tunes written in his honor by other Jazz greats.
@MsTinriso Well for me, It was a musical standpoint. I am a guitar player and when I "discovered" jazz it really took over. It's more challenging and can really teach you a lot. My playing level has increased SO much after being interested in jazz. (much better than my videos on here lol)
@madmonk80 I know : ) and it's all over his face too.
cmjpgreen 1 day ago
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cmjpgreen 1 day ago
Such a great touch, time feel and musicality. Wes he can!
PB75017 1 day ago
5:38 the oonly time i saw him playing without his thumb
keo774 4 days ago
: ) Why is he doing what he does at 6:43?
cmjpgreen 4 days ago
now that's a "cool cat"!!
oLdSkOoLkisS 4 days ago
So sassy. So good. The melody is kind of a downer, but Wes makes it just straight ahead bluesy and almost gives an uplifting feel to it. Maybe it is just me, but when I listen to Wes my spirit is lifted.
ThePianola82 5 days ago
Wes... one of the most unique and innovative guitar players to walk the earth. those eight and sixteenth note octave slides.... We are not worthy......
WildBlueAngel1000 1 week ago
Masterpiece!
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RobertDeMiedo 1 week ago
Smooth all the way, and always was! Love him!
jazzableful 1 week ago
Smooth intro
rastadreadfreedom 1 week ago
god damn son. that was fucking awesome.
kermicheo 2 weeks ago
I see 33 dislikes... What planet are they from!! There is nothing finer.. He only played with his ear! Wes could hear around the corner! I like to hear their rendition! lmfao at the dislikes..
HerbBurns 2 weeks ago
@HerbBurns
They come from the Planet Youth.
To be fair I would have thought this complete *rap once as it is a pretty dull rendition of a quite sober tune.
Take Wes out and it would have died a death long ago.
OK, I guess everyone gonna throw stones at me now so just give me a chance to put some armour on first, guys.
taketimeout2 5 days ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Wes Montgomery
2:42 - 3:57 Nice licks
santanaincubus 2 weeks ago
Who's playing piano?
Casaquesi 2 weeks ago
@Casaquesi Hello! it's one of his 1965' recordings with Harold Mabern piano, Arthur Harper bass, Jimmy Lovelace drums . Complete your pleasure with "Impressions"1965
abby4410 4 days ago
He is one of my favourite jazz guitar players
mbnetzwerk 3 weeks ago
And now I should say " O my God, 33 dislikes!!! What's wrong with this people? "
But then I hear Wes playing, " and think to my self - What a wonderful world..."
God bless you all wonderful people.. and God bless Wes..
MrAnakindra 3 weeks ago
The best exposed theme of this tune in the jazz story.......
nicolavaleriik6hiq 3 weeks ago
amazing wes...
KillTheRockstarBand 1 month ago
What year is this from?
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Wow he was so good. I can't even comprehend his playing/talent. He died too young.
zachNewYork 1 month ago
One thing i've noticed about Wes is he used block chords allot .He would build a solo with single note lines , then do octaves then block chording .Jimi Hendrix did something like that on Watchtower ,probably the Wes influence
McMinnManiac 1 month ago
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McMinnManiac 1 month ago
If we're going on about the color difference, judging from this video alone, the only thing we (whites) are good at is clapping...
lipi29 1 month ago
@lipi29 Thats a really stupid comment.
MsMarc1234 1 month ago in playlist Wes Montgomery
@lipi29 Make yourself useful and post a chart of the exact chord progressing skillet
McMinnManiac 1 month ago
@McMinnManiac
I'm just saying there is some nice clapping done at the end of the video. and about the chart well (1.) when it comes to jazz there's no point of doing something exactly the same and (2.) when it comes to music you want to learn to play, you should learn it yourself by ear instead of bothering other people to do it for you, because learning by ear makes it easier to learn songs in general and it also makes you a better player, but if you just read the notes you progress very little
lipi29 1 month ago
@lipi29 you may be right ,although i can hear the changes on the B3 Wes' version is different than other ones like H.H. and monk it's simple yet it sounds good it's worthy of being emulated ,i'm sayin ..they changed the arrangement a bit .This kind of music can be hard to hear because of the substitutions going on , i think haven't seen any sheet music for this wes tune BTW some of his shit would be hard to clap to it's accents on 3/4 lol
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ExperienceGreenBand 1 month ago
@McMinnManiac
it's jazz, not 12 bar blues, so naturally it's a bit complicated and requires some time to figure it out... and what I meant by clapping was the audience clapping as a sign of appreciation after the song, not clapping to the song...
lipi29 1 month ago
@lipi29 okay i don't know your original comment"Judging from this video alone..." must have been part of some thread on racism that i missed ,it's all good
McMinnManiac 1 month ago
@McMinnManiac
thank god it's not important, the only thing it would be bad for somebody to miss on this page is the music!
lipi29 1 month ago
@lipi29 BTW was Tal Farlow one of the white guys clapping ,Tal's a pretty good guitar player from that era i bet a bunch of black guys would clap for Tal ,what do you think about that ! XD
McMinnManiac 1 month ago
@McMinnManiac
good point Tal Farlow is a good player, but in my defense I said judging from this video alone ^^
lipi29 1 month ago
@lipi29
lol! I' clap to that!
But f*ck the colour difference nonsense.
Please.
Its boring crap.
taketimeout2 5 days ago
You were my marvelousness model all one`s life
God bless you!
Dolf
MrDSchaller 1 month ago
i dont understand racist americans against black people. Black people were the ones who brought music to America.
loombaron 1 month ago
Sublime. It just gets no better than this. Thanks for posting this wonderful video.
MasonDixonPhoto 1 month ago
Cosmic thumb!
jerga2002 1 month ago
He's got a beautiful smile
Coshema 2 months ago 6
@Coshema
Thats because he a beautiful being.
With finger tips of hardened platinum.
Oh Wes, we still miss you.
twixttime 1 month ago
as soon as i have the money im buying myself a big beautiful jazz guitar like this one :)
anyone know the make of this one?
MrMerlin87 2 months ago
@MrMerlin87 Its a Gibson L-5 so better start earning haha
TheHuMoCa 1 month ago
@MrMerlin87 The Gibson L5 hollowbody jazz guitar is widely acclaimed as one of the finest production archtops that money can buy. Used they commonly bring in a value of $55-$6500.
If I was goin' to lay out $6500 on an archtop the L5 would be it.
I own a Guild X-500, commonly acquired used from $2500-$3k. An affordable alternative is an Eastman 810CE 17" archtop which like the L5 is a fully carved guitar with a coveted solid spruce top, acquired on average for $1200. Check feebay for used buys
pnojazz 1 month ago
such a smooth sound
MrProgtuga 2 months ago
Don't get no better than this.... Love the song; love Wes Montgomery.... what a class piece of music.....
mscarolannstaples 2 months ago
He used his right thumb only for playing the strings, he must have had a huge callous on the side of his thumb. He even did upstrokes with the thumb if you watch closely.
krushnoi 2 months ago
Wes is just great - when you come across him for the first time you realize how melodically creative he is and he keeps you surprised - where's he gonna go with the solo now? And then he throws in a little gem, like this one at 1.41-1.44
wowjef 2 months ago
Wes Montgomery was truly a phenomenon. How I would have loved to see him perform live.
cesopaul 2 months ago
Doesn't that white circle background make it look like Montgomery is from heaven or something?
FRB1420 2 months ago
@FRB1420 It's just because he IS in heaven, He is Saint Wes.
NatyMorocha22 2 months ago
Sublime - no other word for it.
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TheBlues088 3 months ago
one of the best versions of Round Midnight I've ever listened. Currently listening to album Movin' Wes. Very Brilliant.
hydroplane 3 months ago
1:45ish is totally a Django lick, that diminished descending thing he does, and this is definitely in my top 10 guitar solos
SuperTheoryMan 3 months ago
Oh, this guy is simply the best! I've been a fan of his for over 40 years. He is the reason why I still love smooth jazz after all these years.
BrentAW100 3 months ago
My new favorite Jazz player.
americanexe 3 months ago in playlist Wes Montgomery playlist 33
I've just embarked on the long journey of learning the guitar, where i wanted rock and blues to be my genre. My teacher told me about Wes Montgomery and now I'm annoyed and embarrassed that i'd never heard of him. He's now my inspiration, I've fallen in love with his style and tone. I will play jazz guitar thanks to you Wes.
hornetgags 3 months ago 3
@hornetgags add a bit of everything to your genre. If you still like blues make sure you play that too!!!!
Django5198 3 months ago
@Django5198 Oh trust me I will.
hornetgags 3 months ago
Why does everyone ELSE I've heard use octaves sound like elevator music? Wes is the BEST.
Steakfinger 3 months ago
I have heard a lot of Wes solos, but none better than this. I keep coming back to it.
wowjef 3 months ago
Awesome. TY jazzytaka for posting.
paulostroff99 3 months ago
Regarding advertising, there's an advert for an Ibanez semi-acoustic guitar on mine; now that's targeting your audience!
boredvesuvian 3 months ago
Classy.
AtLeastIGotChicken1 3 months ago
AAHAAHAHA that funkin ending!!! pull my hair out if i had any.
thelateoscar 3 months ago 25
@thelateoscar ahhh dude i know... oh man that came out of nowhere, his chord solos place him on a timeless pedestal
JoeWhy1 2 months ago
Never realized how much wes used his thumb....Geesh..amazing player!!!!Thanks for sharing this!!!
beowulfianhowl 3 months ago
@beowulfianhowl that's how he got that tone. i read somewhere (who knows if it's true) that he had a permanent blister on his thumb and that's what got the sound. i myself had a big juicy one on my right thumb once and used it in place of a pick, and for two days i thought i was getting a tone close to his...then my blister popped and i came back to reality haha.
mtobrien89 3 months ago
Transitioning from metal to pop to jazz is such an amazing experience, soo many colors in jazz!
McRgaara 4 months ago
The poor guy died from stress. Too bad, he was the most influential jazz guitarist ever.
WeirdCrazyShortGuy 4 months ago
i love how at 5:33-5:35 he looks around like "yeah I just did that..I know..I'm awesome" :D
LankanLatino 4 months ago
@LankanLatino His guitar had an itch
roxydog2004 3 months ago
Absolute favourite version of this song..wish I had a copy to listen to on my ipod. I have other renditions by Wes..but this for me takes the cake
LankanLatino 4 months ago
SHUT THE FUCK UP EVERYONE
bandreification 4 months ago
my wife (separated) of 23 years is slowly dying, We both are Wes fans, I have this performance on a video and have watched this on u-tube many times. It just brings tears to eyes, He was the greatest natural musician to ever walk the earth, The world would be a better place with him, Long live WES and Mary
direwolfed 4 months ago
This is something , something like this is true muse.!!!
commissionershuffler 4 months ago
"There was never a finer guitar player than Wes Montgomery"
-B.B. King, speaking to the crowd (of which I was a part) at the Indy Jazz Festival in 1999.
guitarmusic524 4 months ago 49
@guitarmusic524 That's great respect from BB. One thing they shared in common was the criticism they received from some blues "purists" about them "going commercial."
porampo 2 months ago
@guitarmusic524 - from a big bb king fan.....(me ).........mr king is correct.
i have loved every note i have ever heard mr. montgomery play. bigger fan of wes.
rhodyrockinrahj 1 month ago
I WISH I COULD PLAY AS SMOOTH AS WES
bluesjoe147 4 months ago
Just listening to this guy makes me glad that there was a universe in which there was a planet earth on which to place him for his brief, overwhelming moment. viva wes!
solszew 4 months ago
ah that lick at 1 42!! i cant figure it out!
thenamesfrancisco 4 months ago
The Best!We are blessed to have had Wes with us!Read Pat Metheney's comments about Wes!!!
tyguy335 4 months ago
Superb! Always a pleasure to hear this version. Wes had a knack of making the tricky sound so easy. How can 30 people dislike this??
ditdacoms 4 months ago
i love the conversation here. gives me hope for the future. young musicians affirming my belief that if enuff people were just exposed to jazz, @ a young enuff age, enuff would like it enuff to keep it alive as a viable style and means of emp0lyment.!!!! signed
regret filled lounge lizard
55beanburritos 4 months ago
God wired, Soul Inspired
Guitar and Amp is all required....Rev. Muddy
dennisdullea 4 months ago
ok ok i get the point. i never said it would be impossible for teenagers to like this. but seriously, there might be a few out of 1000. go to school and ask around: how many of your classmates even know who wes montgomery is? i'd be willing to bet you could count on your fingers how many do out of the whole school. you know i'm right!
vilago5 4 months ago
@vilago5 i'm 21 and i play jazz guitar... every time i play out at somewhere like a jam session or something, it never fails that someone walks up to me and says "i hear a lot of wes in your playing" .. honestly about 80% of the music i listen to is either Wes Montgomery or George Benson but i can actually appreciate the old and the new music.. most of the younger generation would too if they were actually exposed to it
xXironraiderXx 4 months ago 2
@xXironraiderXx My friend, That is absolutely beautiful they would say that, and even better that a person of your age would be listening and taking cues and/or notes from these two guitar genuises. How wonderful !
gblueslover2 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Wes Montgomery
With today's trendy fads and the state of pop music, can you see anyone under the age of 30 appreciating this? Everything musical in modern popular culture is totally vocal based, completely devoid of anything "wholesome" no one cares if you have instrumental talent. Hell, Wes and Harold are wearing suites, that alone tells you how drastically times have changed.
vilago5 4 months ago
@vilago5 Well, I'm sixteen and I really like this. Of course I listen to other things that people who like this might despise, but I'm glad having a very open and diverse interest in music. I have been trying to learn some jazz theory in the past week or so for the guitar and it is... possibly... the most intricate and amazing genre out there. If I ever play in a pop or metal or death metal band, I would want for people to recognize a jazz influence in it, whatever genre I might play.
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100fakeman 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Wes Montgomery
@vilago5 dude im twelve. i know what you mean though. most of my friends listen to shit like nicki minaj or something. ever since i got to middle school and started hearing jazz band play every friday, ive been hooked with jazz. originally i was a punk drummer, but i love playing jazz too. and vibes a lot also.
100fakeman 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Wes Montgomery
@vilago5 I'm 16 and I'm listening... just saying
FunnehGruntz1 4 months ago
I absolutely love this. It pains me that some people will never appreciate such talent. People dont fucking understand.
quarentine99 4 months ago
What a sound.
zodiacbluesbaby 4 months ago
What a fantastic talent! Eye-poppingly, jaw-droppingly, gob-smackingly awesome! Wes could do anything on guitar - if he imagined it, he played it, and his imagination was boundless. How is it possible that one person could have 99% of the musical creativity available to us humans and the rest of us have to share out the remaining 1% between us??? As you have probably guessed - I like him!
zthetha 4 months ago
Great Bass Playin and Drummer. Wes, surrounded Himself w/ Premier Competant dudes. Not like today, Everyone is a self taught proclaimed Guru of Nothing...
DYNODRUM 4 months ago
We are mere mortals compared to this man. Herewith our own version as a humble little tribute!
SmallDays1 4 months ago
no one has shit on this man....he IS the guitar
earth1ntrud3rs 4 months ago
great wes
Streamthemusic 4 months ago
Harold Mabern is at the piano. Do others know who else is playing with Wes here?
aarfeld 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Wes Montgomery
I want to take that octave rhythmic thing he does and incorporate that in to slow blues and my own playing. This man was a true musician with a unique playing style that gives me pure happiness. Usually when a guitarist blows me away i want to put down my guitar but he makes me want to play. Love this performance, Thank God some one recorded this.
Mattydilly 5 months ago
im high and this is amazing now bye lol k.
FatSalinio 5 months ago
Not a bad note played. Pretty impressive compared to todays music where the whole song is wired and machined to sound perfect regardless if the musician really is.
willxmac1 5 months ago
@willxmac1 thats not neccesarily true.
DiamondMusicChannel 4 months ago
I was always of the mind that great musicians were not born but made after many thousands of hours of practice and study but then I look at Mr M. here and Django and am blown away by the fact that they could barely read music. Their brains must be wired differently than most, to have such understanding of the complexities of jazz, to hear it in their heads and then bring it to life on a guitar. They were rightly called geniuses by their peers and contemporaries.
CorvusDreams 5 months ago 3
When I'm listening to jazz like this, I feel like the music is apart of me U know. I'm more so common & relax, no one can make mad or angry because my mind will be some were else... When I'm listening to jazz.
MrWarandlove 5 months ago
Is there a compilation or an Album with this version of round midnight on it ?
azaki44 5 months ago
I play this song with Wes every weekend. Sometimes I play it on trumpet, cornet, or flugelhorn but I play it with him.
jocaralewis 5 months ago
audience? all white.
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isaiasdrums 5 months ago
I really like this. But it's a little strange that he didn't grow his nails out like a classical guitarist. Probably get a better tone, but idk maybe that was his style.
MikeyIV 5 months ago
@MikeyIV the nails would have given him a much brighter sharper tone, and that isn't what you want with these sort of things.
WhoCarez123 5 months ago
Over 1 million YT views!!! THAT says something!!!
flyt993 5 months ago
@flyt993 eh not really cuse 4 mil would watch a dog in a bucket ;)
EricNos24 5 months ago
such beautiful music. and wes's playing is from another planet. absolutely fluid fretting....just effortless beauty. octaves to die for. is it any wonder benson, mentheny, martino, and so many others loved this man and what he brought to the music and jazz guitar. he is expressionless most of the time but every now and again you can catch him smile as he does a run, he knows it's gorgeous!!!
flyt993 5 months ago 2
Pure beauty.
gahzeyboe 5 months ago
Fabulous!!!!
lichabet 5 months ago
Listinening to one of the greatest musicians of all time and then an advert for 'the glee movie' pops up...
Something makes me think they wont get much succes advertising to this kind of audience.
MunsMusic 5 months ago 55
@MunsMusic yeah, to people who think
horbergus 4 months ago
@MunsMusic a true music enthusiast does not discriminate. talking about music is like dancing to architecture. music is to be heard and enjoyed.
ScrapeNow 3 months ago
You want to know what is cool...
tonygumbrell22 5 months ago
wes montgomery is > than great.
keystheman 5 months ago
@dcarn23 I like metal and jazz don't diss other forms of musical expression please.
JCO7264 5 months ago 3
this song should put an end to everything
magzdookie33 5 months ago
You can put Wes right next to Jimi, in the: if you can play this you are god category
Paracelsus23 5 months ago
What a great video of Wes, the man in his element. His musicanship is magical and insipiring. His guitar is just his voice and it comes from the heart, as Will Ferrall once said scrumtrulesence....
daughertyr22 5 months ago
@daughertyr22 ANCHORMAN!
Guitar1hero23 5 months ago
Oh for God's sake, Wes doesn't even look like he's trying!
MaximusDowns 5 months ago
Now I know, from whom George Benson got his inspiration.
Oh and his mustache too. : )
themadaboutmusic 5 months ago
You are reading my mind-I thought of George Benson also.
monktrane325 5 months ago
Nothing is wrong with Metal. I play in a Motörhead Coverband, Bigband and Jazzcombo and all of it is fun :-)
infinitedesire123 5 months ago
@infinitedesire123 Who about Black Sabbath!!
n64wilbert 5 months ago
Two genius were born on March 6, David Gilmour and Wes Montgomery :D!!
pablobenitez1 6 months ago
@pablobenitez1 2 geniuses, one guitar god.
aikidoka00 5 months ago
hey does anyone know the guitar wes is using?
PhunkadelicBrain 6 months ago
@PhunkadelicBrain it's a gibson called "Wes Montgomery L-5 CES"
Jetluffyq8 6 months ago
It's funny his way of being proud of him while he seems to scare public reaction. One of the best interpretation for this song.
ratherthebarber 6 months ago
30 dislikes....that has to be a glitch in the matrix or something....
mrlif305 6 months ago 2
wes montgomery was a very accomplished guitar player, this video of him defines the essence of his abilities, sadly, he died at the age of 45!
memyself29 6 months ago
*pretentious jazz comment*
ChairRavers 6 months ago
@ChairRavers
Yes, your comment is very pretentious.
colourfulwithaU 6 months ago in playlist Sane Jazz
@colourfulwithaU *Unnecessarily mean comeback*
ChairRavers 5 months ago
I'm 16 and i use to hear Punk, Metal,Classic Rock stuff like that ...but this is awesome !!! ;)
GuitarJunkyXL 6 months ago
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GuitarJunkyXL 6 months ago
In school we read the classics. Part of the reason was to learn about the technique and theory behind the language. Part of it was to get a sense of the history behind the writing. And part of it was to appreciate the beauty of the work itself.
This gorgeous piece is like reading the classics. All young students should listen, learn and remember.
L78lancer 6 months ago
jazz theory: the music theory for playing jazz. e.g playing over ii V7 I changes or chord voicings/substitutions. Progressive metal is really heavy on the jazz theory, see some older Dream Theater songs
akmauro 6 months ago
i have strange musical taste, and this tastes funky
anim8torman1 6 months ago in playlist Wes Montgomery
I hope your watching this Scott Cruikshank its what you should be playing you lazy skinny assed good for nothing guitar player, hes your favourite for Christ sake! Now get that band sorted out! ....or no more sex.
MsAnnaKyle 6 months ago
this is such a beautiful work of art.
kermicheo 6 months ago
Indeed,his emotions rfom the heart translate to his expressions into guitar playing
I guess somthing what is important in his hart he express it by playing his guitar
sadness ,enjoying, he worked hard for his family i read 24 hours a day, unlike he was exhausted he never makes mistakes mistakes and his coordinations he need for playing his guitar and impro never fails!!!
stellaantoine2 6 months ago
Thank you Wes!!
round about midnight!
stellaantoine2 6 months ago
I wish he performed more in Memphis
Bears2012ify 6 months ago
Wes, puttin' it all together. That first flurry of chord soloing he does is beautiful and so smooth... (and fast) and then the cadenza at the end... Bravo! And his touch is impeccable. The Master!!!
cgptony11 6 months ago
@cgptony11 you know you could just say Octaves
spike4379 6 months ago
I love this, but for some reason, this jazz really hits home during the chrismass season!
Mathieu1903 6 months ago
Just look at the delight on his face at the end of the song. The warmth and beauty of Wes's tone comes straight from the heart- you can tell because it's right there on his face, too. One of the finest performances of one of the finest jazz tunes ever written. Can I "double like" this?
arandunagusimm 7 months ago
he could choke chuck norris with his fucking thumb
great music
6rosebudX 7 months ago 8
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He is the better guitarist of the history!
MrCaioliz 7 months ago
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MrCaioliz 7 months ago
hay 29 pelotudos q no le gusta esto . haganse culear
busccini 7 months ago 2
Super thumb!
dor96 7 months ago
wes montgomery + jimmy hendrix= WTF ??!!! there realy guitar gods !!!
darkmetal39 7 months ago
Stunningly ... Mr. Wes Montgomery, ladies and gentlemen!!
Delighted, thanks for the wonderful invite!
Be very welcome to patscircle, Bestjazzguitar!
,))
patscircle 7 months ago
Nothing wrong with metal. we all have to start somewhere. I started out with metal and I enjoy playing all forms of music. There is good in everything. even the worst of the worst. It just serves as a good example of what not to do. Onward-Upward-Wesward..
6gpower 7 months ago 3
Only the IGNORANT can dislike anything Wes Montgomery played. He is one of maybe 4 guitarist to change the way the instrument was played. Self taught and immediately recognizable. Wes has had so many tunes written in his honor by other Jazz greats.
musicmandrew 7 months ago in playlist MUSIC :WES MONTGOMERY 4
know whats the best part? the latin section near the end.
jonjonz91 7 months ago
The audience blew their load early
FuckinMetalBitchs 7 months ago
The audience blew their load a little ealry
FuckinMetalBitchs 7 months ago
Wow, and to think I used to like metal.....
Dcarn23 7 months ago 112
@Dcarn23 I like metal, but Wes is my favorite guitarist
danizappa 7 months ago
@Dcarn23 its funny that almost every metalguy i know, quit metal and became a peacefull guy, its relly weird
MsTinriso 7 months ago 4
@MsTinriso Well for me, It was a musical standpoint. I am a guitar player and when I "discovered" jazz it really took over. It's more challenging and can really teach you a lot. My playing level has increased SO much after being interested in jazz. (much better than my videos on here lol)
Dcarn23 7 months ago 5