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I read an article after Quincy Jones passed, that he & a few other musicians slept on Wes Montgomery's floor here in Indy. If you ever get more info on that, or have that info already, would you speak on that, or have someone to do so. Thank you 😊

Unbelievable

What a great story!

Awesome stuff and very relatable. Jazz Times has an article on Wes' more commercial period called "Wes Montgomery: The Softer Side of Genius". Nice thoughts.

Thanks Kevin - love your videos 👍

Genial, la charla ,wes influencio a la mayoria guitarristas, ademas de ser un interprete genial, tenia incorporado un romanticismo unico, con 2 _3 notas te llegaba al corazon!! Maravilloso recuerdo

That’s my Uncle Pharez!!! ☺️

Good lord, this channel is a treasure! Greetings from Brazil (the country, not the city 🙂)!

Obviously, this goes far beyond Wes. This is important American history.

Thanks Kevin 👍🎶

Nobody is more articulate about music than Pat Metheny. Always a pleasure to hear him speak, and even more of a pleasure to hear him play.

Such a great and wholesome musician with so much respect to his influences. No doubt that Wes and Pat are the amongst the most influential guitarists.

This channel is a goldmine. I love Rob's insight and the footage of Wes smiling with Paul!

This is Amazing. I wasn't familiar with Rob Dixon, but now appreciate his insights on Wes and music in general. Being a Huge fan of Wes, I'm thankful for all the nuances of his life and music you present! I look forward to any future productions.

Thank you for these videos. I’m a huge Wes fan.

Indiana Avenue is still a street in Indianapolis. But Indiana Avenue as a pathway to great music, with so many clubs lining the street, is long gone. Yet, Rob Dixon keeps the flame. He tours the world and he brings it home.

Amazing this is real knowledge right yu big time. And if your lucky enough you might stumble on this channel

Russell Malone left us too early. I was so hoping to see him live and I will never have that privilege, but I am so grateful for his recordings and performances and insights in many interviews. Gone but now a jazz guitar legend.

Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery ' Enough said'.

Insightful comments by EJ. We are lucky to have such talented musicians and guitarists to inspire us, and reveal a world beyond what we could have seen, heard, and experienced without them. Thanks 😎

Please keep it coming, let this channel be our oasis in a screwy world

I was listening to Wes yesterday evening, heard the song know it all. I wonder if they knew then, they were in the golden era of music that will never be seen again.

very sad she and the world lost Wes so young beautiful soul and beautiful playing. Also she is very sharp for 90s, thank you to you and the Montgomery family for doing this interview.

Hi, can you tell me more about de "riverside b3"?

My Dad would listen to him outside the clubs on Indiana Ave as a teenager. The bouncers were always cool as long as he stayed outside because a future Jazz lover was being nurtured. More inclined to the "Full House" era and style than the Riverside B3 and guitar stuff. Pops said he developed that style so he could practice at night and not wake the kids up.

....... and he looks amazing for 70.

The way he talks about seeing Wes and his brothers play, the look in his eyes wandering back in time being there, listening to the best he ever heard makes you want to be able to step into a time machine saying "ok George ..give me the exact place and time and let's go back together, let's go and have listen.." Great how this legend talks about the Boss Guitar Wes!!!

That was a gorgeous interview with Billy Hart. How we miss them guys.

There are currently no known recordings of Coltrane playing with Wes. Wes Montgomery played a handful of gigs with Trane during 1961, but ultimately decided to leave Trane's group and continue his own group as his main focus. Wes also stated that during this period he was playing with Trane, 1961, Coltrane and everyone in his band, McCoy, Reggie Workman (befoire Jimmy Garrison had joined) and Wes were expected to play very long solos. Wes said that after he played his own solo there was not much left for him to do because McCoy would comp for Trane IF there was any comping. Coltrane played the 1961 Monterrey Jazz Festival with Wes Montgomery on guitar. Guitarist Lee Ritenour claimed he owned a copy of this performance but somehow lost it. THIS IS UNIMAGINABLE that he would misplace or lose that recording. There are no other known recordings of that 1961 Monterrey Jazz Festival performance of Coltrane with Wes on guitar unfortunately. Trust me, I have been looking for it for over 30 years.

It is hard to believe there are no recordings of the collaboration with Coltrane.

Inspiring!

Larry Ridley , David Baker ……..

Wes gave Jerry Byrd that guitar.. Benson bought and gave Jerry an L-5..GB sold it to Pat.

great, thank you!

Love these videos

What a classy lady.

This interview is a gem , thank you very much for posting .

I thought I saw this before. Entertaining nevertheless.

Lee, credit should go to HR, who did it first. Do you remember? Blues on a pop song.

I find this notion that guys like Wes "didn't read" to be very hard to understand, and leaves a lot of room for doubt in my mind. If you are talking about being a highly advanced, professional studio musician "reader" like Lee Ritenour, Tommy Tedesco, Howard Roberts, etc. or the best classical musicians in orchestras ----- who can read very difficult single line passages immediately off the page at first take in a recording session ----- then I can understand if we use the term "Wes didn't read". That wasn't his level. But Wes certainly had a very advanced knowledge of chords and harmony and rhythm and all the other elements of music that made him so great. He had two brothers who he played with from a young age, who were also very advanced musicians as well. "Reading" doesn't mean Wes couldn't be given a chord chart/band arrangement and understand it perfectly, which any kid can learn in a high school band. He knew when to begin, time signatures, what key and what chords, repeats and standard forms, when to come in and play a melody perfectly, when to end, how to follow time perfectly, how to comp, and all the other elements that make up a chord chart in a band. He probably had that all down as a young man. He started off playing guitar for two years in Lionel Hampton's band, where charts would have been part of the job. So I just don't believe that "Wes didn't know how to read" when talking about chord chart arrangements, because I believe he most certainly did.

God Bless Russell Malone

Love these videos 👍

Great stuff. Lee is an unbelievable player.

Thank you for your commitment to Wes .I am finding it difficult to obtain the dvd of the Wes documentary, it doesn't seem available on amazon or any other format .Is this going to be available in the future either on dvd or as a download ? Please make this available.

😊Pleased to here the praise for the later CTI records. Sure they were used as AM radio fodder back in the day. But each song bore the inimitably soulful Wes Montgomery imprint.

I'm so GLAD (and rewarded) for the Wes information that you bring to us. It'd been awhile, and I'm sure you're busy, but I AM SUBSCRIBED so that I don't miss a thing! Thanks again. Wes' music is such a part of my soul.

Great video!

GENTLEMAN.......Had lunch w/ him...Could be your best friend. BESIDES the FACT he is THE MASTER.

So happy y’all are back