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Wes Montgomery plays Thelonious Monk's 'Round Midnight in a 1965 performance.
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@Lafforte Come on man, try thinking of some more difficult fancy talk. I can totally follow you.
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I've heard that the "Golden Thumb" sound was developed because Wes worked two jobs and when he got home late he had to practice quietly to keep from waking his family? In any case, however he got there, that style is just one of a kind and enduring. Sounds just as great now as it 46 years ago.
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goose bumps
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@jazzmunky and never went to school for it, dang! =) I love Wes so damn much.
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@fpadilla671 Short for accompaniment.
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To all the egotistical name droppers below: SHUT THE HELL UP AND ENJOY THE DAMN MUSIC.
Or else I'll kick all y'allz nadz into next Tuesday.
Your knowledge of musician's names doesn't help you to be an equally good musician as the ones you nut-hug. Name droppers are worse than a convention hall full of Trekkies.
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Wes Montgomery is such a talent! I really haven't heard another like him! I think he is the greatest jazz guitar player that has ever lived! It's sad he left us at such a young age. When I see guys like BB King and Buddy Guy performing well into their later years, you really have to wonder how much more great music he could have made! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"
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Wes had great melodic ideas. They are lovely and amazing at the same time. But the thing that really propelled his solos was his use of space; taking a big breath, musically, before launching into a killer riff. Very Zen, really, and Wes was a true master of this art of using the space between the notes.
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why do people dont like ur comment? I am a guitar player and I fing your comment to be very uselful. wes montgomery is fantastic!
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There's obviously nothing difficult of finding the octave a any given note and play the 2 together. But try to use octaves fluidly as Wes did to improvise over tough changes... Willing to bet you barely know what I'm talking about.
Lafforte 2 years ago 22
Wes is one of those musicians who epitomizes bop taste - swing, great expressive phrasing, loads of great ideas developed over the solo, harmonized melodies etc
You just can't help but respect the guy
jazzmunky 2 years ago 10