When I was in my early 20's I bought his album Full House. His play was shocking to the ear which was accustomed to rock/blues guitar. Esp. his three-stage-rocket-like solos (single notes, octaves & block chords) were simply mind blowing. Wes Montgomery has never ceased to amaze me to this day.
@ Jim Blues: Wes had a similar effect on me when I first heard him on "Smoking at the Half Note," the very first real jazz album I ever owned and to this day, an absolute favorite - something I really treasure. Wes' approach was unique and so musical. I believe that it came from listening not just to individual musicians and small groups, but big bands. He toured with Lionel Hampton for a while in the late 1940s, as you may know. When he builds to a climactic peak soloing in block chords, it sounds like the "shout chorus" being played by a big band. You can hear it on his 1966 track, "Sundown," a bluesy number from the album "California Dreaming." On it, Wes plays alone with the rhythm section on part of the tune, and is answered late in the form - where he would usually play block chords - by the full horn section of the big band. Everything Wes did was so hip, so musical, and so musically-logical, but he made it all sound effortless, as the great ones always do. The man was an absolute genius.
I recall feeling really bad when Mr. Montgomery passed. It was a shock to us. Most of us had just discovered this amazing man. A perfect guitar sound. Such a pleasant guy too. ❤
He truly is amazing. The musicians that play with him are amazing too. You sound pretty good yourself. I’ve been checking out more of your performances and they are excellent. The musicians you play with are great too.
@@wesm65 I think it’s a goal for musicians in general to be this comfortable with their instrument and come up with creative lines on it like Wes Montgomery does on his guitar.
The way Wes Montgomery plays is so satisfying in many ways. Melodic, with runs and chords and interesting sounding notes. Sadly, if he played today, many would say he does it wrong by playing with his thumb, his guitar tilted back to see the fretboard and is he muting properly, etc. And all these " wrong" ways = musical jazz guitar genius. There's a lesson there. No innovation= stagnation.
"Sadly, if he played today, many would say he does it wrong by playing with his thumb" Why would you ever care about this imaginary situation? lmao, this is neurotic bro.
This was broadcasted at some point in history on Channel M6, which was a french slightly alternative channel in the 90s. Think that without the personn who recorded that (on VHS) there would be no more trace of this expetionnal live. Thank you Mr. , you saved a piece of history.
Very few can push your jazz button ( hard ) the way Montgomery could. With his unique style of playing and easy laid back manner he broke on the scene and made cats sit up and take notice quick. There are many Wes tunes that are my favorite, to many to name now but "Full House is in the top fifty. Montgomery blows though this track like a preacher at a old time revival meeting bringing fire with each cord played. Deacon Wynton Kelly in the amen corner baptizing all in ear shot with his wicked piano while Paul Chambers is ushering in all listeners with his spirited bass work. Full House is a Wes tune one never tires of hearing. Can I get an amen on that?
Hello. Not trying to offend anybody, just clear up.That isn't the Wynton Kelly Trio. It is: Harold Mabern on piano, Arthur Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums. Great trio that went under the radar. Peace.
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Watch closely to see Wes playing the short bass notes in tandem with Arthur the second time through the head, the second one fretted by his left thumb quickly wrapping around the neck. That small series of trills Wes plays @5:59 reminds me of Coltrane's live recordings of "My Favorite Things". With Harold Mabern, piano, bassist Arthur Harper and drummer Jimmy Lovelace. (BBC Jazz 625).
There will never be another Wes. I remember speaking to an old timer who met with Wes between sets. Said he was a great guy who really loved coffee. He said he drank about 5 cups in about a half hour. How things changed with musicians over time
This whole group behind Wes - Harold Mabern on piano, Art Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums - were all absolute masters of jazz. Tremendous players who ought to be better known.
Get to read comments from those who were there. Man these are amazing Montgomery shots. The Oldest thing I have is Japanese pressings of the Montgomery Brothers. He blossomed into a true genius inventing so much the Guitar. Some of you probably had lunch with him heard him live. Well at 70 I am too young,
That is true genus. Although, I admire and respect many musicians who were formally schooled and nurtured at an early age, but, sometimes.... the true genus and talent is when someone just picks up an instrument at whatever age and makes music history.
@@skineyemin4276 I think too that it goes to show that it's not what time that you start something, it's how much time you put into something after you start it.
Harold Mabern is something of a quiet legend. He belongs in the absolute top rank of musicians who have played modern jazz. He was every bit the equal and an ideal foil for Wes Montgomery during the 1965 tour. Mabes, as he is called, is still alive and well, and tours with tenor sax great Eric Alexander. I have caught him live a few times in recent years, and Mabern hasn't lost a beat. He's still amazing. A very fine gentleman, too.
Well I don’t know what It is that i’m hearing, what is going one even. But I love it... Wes looks so damn happy to be playing it’s hard to not enjoy listening!
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I used to get really annoyed when beginning guitar students always tended to rest their four fingers on the body of the guitar and play with their thumbs. I used to think "who would do that? How can they hope to ever sound good?" Then one day I watched Wes on video for the first time and it was... well, sobering to say the least
I agree. It’s absolutely mindboggling how he pulls it off. Excellent technique with excellent tone and phrasing and just one thumb does it all. Amazing!
I was very fortunate to see Wes Montgomery when I was a teen in Atlanta at the Stadium same night Thelonius Monk Dionne Warwick Nina Simone Woody Hermann Cannonball Adderly Herbie Mann several others it was a two day Jazz festival and it changed my life. Thank you great musicians for your inspiration!
A lot of those early jazz guitar geniuses - like Wes, Joe P, Charlie C, Django - we must realize that they essentially had no GUITARISTS on their level to very closely base their technique and musical sensibilities. They all just seem to HAVE it - the brain, heart and feel. I mean, quality electric amps had barely been around long - certainly not for Christian. But Wes is my favorite - it's his feel, swing, points of emphasis, octaves - he's the whole package!
I too love watching him. His body language and facial expressions shows that he is one with the music - he beams with joy. The piano player is Herbert Malpern. In the beginning of his Europe tour, Wes played with European musicians, who - with all respect - was not as good as the American. When The Herbert Malpern trio joined him in Europe, the rhythm section tightened up nicely behind him.
Harold Mabern is the pianist here. The British bands behind Wes were pedestrian and rather mediocre, but the Dutch musicians who played behind Wes in that nation were absolutely first-rate. Wes and them did a killer version of the old Horace Silver tune, "Nica's Dream," if you want to look for it on You Tube.
Wes Montgomery on guitar, Harold Mabern on piano, Arthur Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums.
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thanks. thot might be tyner on piano u put me right
Yes sir.
Thank you,J.Dove
When I was in my early 20's I bought his album Full House. His play was shocking to the ear which was accustomed to rock/blues guitar. Esp. his three-stage-rocket-like solos (single notes, octaves & block chords) were simply mind blowing. Wes Montgomery has never ceased to amaze me to this day.
@ Jim Blues: Wes had a similar effect on me when I first heard him on "Smoking at the Half Note," the very first real jazz album I ever owned and to this day, an absolute favorite - something I really treasure. Wes' approach was unique and so musical. I believe that it came from listening not just to individual musicians and small groups, but big bands. He toured with Lionel Hampton for a while in the late 1940s, as you may know. When he builds to a climactic peak soloing in block chords, it sounds like the "shout chorus" being played by a big band. You can hear it on his 1966 track, "Sundown," a bluesy number from the album "California Dreaming." On it, Wes plays alone with the rhythm section on part of the tune, and is answered late in the form - where he would usually play block chords - by the full horn section of the big band. Everything Wes did was so hip, so musical, and so musically-logical, but he made it all sound effortless, as the great ones always do. The man was an absolute genius.
Me either
Bean listening to home for 50 years now
Still shocking today, this use of the harmony is genious, and the feeling... still waiting for some one who can iqual this sound and composition.
He made it look so effortless, and that thing with his thumb, nobody played like that
Still listen to his music like it was yesterday. In the 60's at the Grrek theater in Berkeley, CA. What a time that was.
I recall feeling really bad when Mr. Montgomery passed. It was a shock to us. Most of us had just discovered this amazing man. A perfect guitar sound. Such a pleasant guy too. ❤
Wes Montgomery is really a GIANT And GENIUS of the History guitar-jazz modern. What feeling,swing And sound.! WES's chorus are incredible !
Yes
Wes is THE JAzz guitar!
Listening to Wes made a better person. I've enjoyed his playing since about '67
Right. 1967 was when I found him
He truly is amazing. The musicians that play with him are amazing too. You sound pretty good yourself. I’ve been checking out more of your performances and they are excellent. The musicians you play with are great too.
He was the greatest, not just jazz guitarist, but soloist.
One of the greatest soloists ever on any instrument. My personal favourite anyway, even though I'm a sax player and I don't play guitar.
@@wesm65 I think it’s a goal for musicians in general to be this comfortable with their instrument and come up with creative lines on it like Wes Montgomery does on his guitar.
The way Wes Montgomery plays is so satisfying in many ways.
Melodic, with runs and chords and interesting sounding notes.
Sadly, if he played today, many would say he does it wrong by playing with his thumb, his guitar tilted back to see the fretboard and is he muting properly, etc.
And all these " wrong" ways = musical jazz guitar genius.
There's a lesson there.
No innovation= stagnation.
I've seen this a lot with fingerstyle guitarists treating players who are known to have played with only the index finger and thumb as inferior.
"Sadly, if he played today, many would say he does it wrong by playing with his thumb" Why would you ever care about this imaginary situation? lmao, this is neurotic bro.
Infinite love for wes
Salvatore
What a lovely quartet! Good sounds.
A worldclass introduction for a worldclass quartet...true class ..through and through
A great post for My Woodsheding lessons, thanks DOBIE ❤REVISTED 10 October 2023
You can see music in his eyes. My inspiration. Thanks Mr. Montgomery.
This is one of the greatest things you will hear anywhere ever!!🎸🎵🎶
How I would have loved to be there in person. This is sublime, yet done so matter of factly!
Great to have this.
This was broadcasted at some point in history on Channel M6, which was a french slightly alternative channel in the 90s. Think that without the personn who recorded that (on VHS) there would be no more trace of this expetionnal live. Thank you Mr. , you saved a piece of history.
Wes is easily in my Top Five favorite jazz guitar players of all time. Easily.
Fantastic !!!! Have been listening to that for such a long time and still .....
They just don't get any better Than Wes......Wow!
I was pleasantly suprised to see Wes close this session with yet another improvised solo of " West Coast Blues ". The man's mind and music was ONE!
He made it look so easy
Wes Montgomery is in a class by himself. I love it when he makes eye contact with the camera, as if to say , " You getting this?".
Very few can push your jazz button ( hard ) the way Montgomery could. With his unique style of playing and easy laid back manner he broke on the scene and made cats sit up and take notice quick. There are many Wes tunes that are my favorite, to many to name now but "Full House is in the top fifty. Montgomery blows though this track like a preacher at a old time revival meeting bringing fire with each cord played. Deacon Wynton Kelly in the amen corner baptizing all in ear shot with his wicked piano while Paul Chambers is ushering in all listeners with his spirited bass work. Full House is a Wes tune one never tires of hearing. Can I get an amen on that?
Amen, brother!
Get thee behind me, Satan! Wow! Wes Montgomery and his band are a MACHINE! Thank you, Jesus!
Hello. Not trying to offend anybody, just clear up.That isn't the Wynton Kelly Trio. It is: Harold Mabern on piano, Arthur Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums. Great trio that went under the radar. Peace.
The music of Faso is an inexhaustible source of sweetness.
It allows us to plunge deep inside ourselves and at the same time resonate with our fellow man, Yé Lassina Coulibaly❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Beautiful I can’t believe I never heard this before!
I only have to hear his sounds for a thrill to go through me, always.
This is a great birthday gift to me, I am from Indianapolis, Indiana and to see this is Life inspired
People, look into Wes eyes? they are - serene...
Those are the eyes of a master...
From smoking weed...hahahaha :)
His wife was named Serene I believe
@@johnnyabatrossy wes dont smoke drugs
@@profel.3487 Yes he did :) A lot..hahaha
How many guitarists smile when the band is on song?
This guy is a fking legend!!!
Every time I listen to Wes I am amazed...I listen while I'm reading also...
hearing Wes changed the whole course of my life.I will always be grateful for this wonderful man and musician
Wes for me is the best. Amazing. Far before Benson and others...Congrats mr
...WES !!!
Watch closely to see Wes playing the short bass notes in tandem with Arthur the second time through the head, the second one fretted by his left thumb quickly wrapping around the neck. That small series of trills Wes plays @5:59 reminds me of Coltrane's live recordings of "My Favorite Things". With Harold Mabern, piano, bassist Arthur Harper and drummer Jimmy Lovelace. (BBC Jazz 625).
great intro,humor and fun in jazz,, wes has the best hands in this game,!!
cheers to all
"hello yes, we'd like you to preform on British TV. But we're going to have to troll you first"
Humphrey Littleton was a first-class trumpeter and a significant part of the UK jazz scene, so he gets to have a bit of fun with Wes .
I cannot believe he does all the right hand stuff with just his thumb. That's just insane, to get that emotion and delicacy.
There will never be another Wes. I remember speaking to an old timer who met with Wes between sets. Said he was a great guy who really loved coffee. He said he drank about 5 cups in about a half hour. How things changed with musicians over time
A big slice of Music Heaven - and that magic thumb . . . just awesome!
Super genius MONTGOMERY
Jim Lovelace ,has Light Precise Hands And is fairly unknown as a Great Jazz Drummer etc. and should be Recognized as Such. Amen -Peace...
This whole group behind Wes - Harold Mabern on piano, Art Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums - were all absolute masters of jazz. Tremendous players who ought to be better known.
Get to read comments from those who were there. Man these are amazing Montgomery shots. The Oldest thing I have is Japanese pressings of the Montgomery Brothers. He blossomed into a true genius inventing so much the Guitar. Some of you probably had lunch with him heard him live. Well at 70 I am too young,
Smoking too Much What an amazing genius Talent ever lived on thIs planet...
Not only the greatest jazz guitarist, the greatest stage presence.
RIP to the Pioneer of a new sound 👏
Amazing guitar player and innovator, and interestingly enough, he didn't start playing the guitar until he was 19.
That is true genus. Although, I admire and respect many musicians who were formally schooled and nurtured at an early age, but, sometimes.... the true genus and talent is when someone just picks up an instrument at whatever age and makes music history.
@@skineyemin4276 I think too that it goes to show that it's not what time that you start something, it's how much time you put into something after you start it.
"He's only 42"
dies at 45......
Jeff Buckley :(
well... you actually died younger
My thought exactly.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
He's a eternal sunshine
one can name them all but still wes was and is the greatest......
Amazingly inventive PIANO, too!
Harold Mabern, who died late last week. He was a terrific player!
Harold Mabern is something of a quiet legend. He belongs in the absolute top rank of musicians who have played modern jazz. He was every bit the equal and an ideal foil for Wes Montgomery during the 1965 tour. Mabes, as he is called, is still alive and well, and tours with tenor sax great Eric Alexander. I have caught him live a few times in recent years, and Mabern hasn't lost a beat. He's still amazing. A very fine gentleman, too.
Well I don’t know what It is that i’m hearing, what is going one even. But I love it... Wes looks so damn happy to be playing it’s hard to not enjoy listening!
Moi j'adore !!!!!❤
Jazz king Wes Montgomery! .... Along with George Benson
Awesome tune and it just happens to be in my favorite time signature.
Wes was a genius that define the word "Cool"
It says Live in Belgium, but it's not. It's from the BBC Jazz 625 series.
Great clip!
Checking In from Indianapolis
Lovely! Thank you!
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
My inspiration always ❤ to eternity.
Octave Heaven.
You are my Hero Wes and what a super band.
I am always in awe ❤ Wow 👏 and Wow 👏.
makes me wanna explode in tears
The one and only Great guitar player in the History!!👌
Absolutely, Positively, Fantastic!!!!!!!
4:08 - 4:56 = AWESOME
Wow. So smooth. Amazing!
Thanks so much for this.
Como o simples pode ser tão sofisticado. Como diria Jobim: "menos é mais". Thank You Montgomery!
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verschämt und genial ist......allercoooolste , sympathische Weltgeschichte....:-)
Stupendous ❤
I love that smile !
Great to hear the master!
Très magnifique!!!!
guitarist of the highest quality possible
thanks so much for uploading ! we are so lucky to be able to experience Wes! What an artist!
Absolutely has and will be always speechless
I used to get really annoyed when beginning guitar students always tended to rest their four fingers on the body of the guitar and play with their thumbs. I used to think "who would do that? How can they hope to ever sound good?" Then one day I watched Wes on video for the first time and it was... well, sobering to say the least
I agree. It’s absolutely mindboggling how he pulls it off. Excellent technique with excellent tone and phrasing and just one thumb does it all. Amazing!
How cool that guy was. So calm when swinging
最高だ！！
I love how he just starts the song and the rest of the ensemble follows haha
I was very fortunate to see Wes Montgomery when I was a teen in Atlanta at the Stadium same night Thelonius Monk Dionne Warwick Nina Simone Woody Hermann Cannonball Adderly Herbie Mann several others it was a two day Jazz festival and it changed my life. Thank you great musicians for your inspiration!
Great musician lucky to have seen him live when I was a kid in Atlanta
the six minute mark is divine, my favorite ten seconds in this one 🎼
West fuente inagotable de recursos para la improvisación..que grande!!!
El mas grande!!! sigues vivo!!!.
hermoso como toca, da alegría verlo
Sweet. I don't know why I never saw this before.
Gentle genius...
Sublime
Sin duda el mas Grande, y siempre tan relajado y sonriente!
pure magic...wow
makes it look easy
me'z always gone'n far out listnin diz gem ♥
Wes was a genius!
I love this vintage wheezing
A lot of those early jazz guitar geniuses - like Wes, Joe P, Charlie C, Django - we must realize that they essentially had no GUITARISTS on their level to very closely base their technique and musical sensibilities. They all just seem to HAVE it - the brain, heart and feel. I mean, quality electric amps had barely been around long - certainly not for Christian. But Wes is my favorite - it's his feel, swing, points of emphasis, octaves - he's the whole package!
WOW!
love
Wow, so something good has actually come from Indiana! Wes did the mid west well.
Freddie Hubbard?
man wes is cooking goldern t indeed.
Великий!!!
I too love watching him. His body language and facial expressions shows that he is one with the music - he beams with joy.
The piano player is Herbert Malpern. In the beginning of his Europe tour, Wes played with European musicians, who - with all respect - was not as good as the American. When The Herbert Malpern trio joined him in Europe, the rhythm section tightened up nicely behind him.
Harold Mabern is the pianist here. The British bands behind Wes were pedestrian and rather mediocre, but the Dutch musicians who played behind Wes in that nation were absolutely first-rate. Wes and them did a killer version of the old Horace Silver tune, "Nica's Dream," if you want to look for it on You Tube.