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.
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.
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. ❤
@@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.
@@wesm65 Sax player, and play guitar too....we bought most of his LP's new. No one's cut him yet! Even when you know his chords which are difficult, it's impossible to play them at speed. And the killer tone he gets out of that Standel amp. Zowie.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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.
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.
echt witziger Kommentator hinterläst einen Könner, der bis zum letzten Takt verschämt und genial ist......allercoooolste , sympathische Weltgeschichte....:-)
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.
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,
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!
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!
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.
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!
EL TIPO LA VERDAD ES O ERA MAGNIFICO, EL SONIDO DE LA GUITARRA ES UNICO Y LE ARRANCA UNAS NOTAS Y UNA COMBINACION DE SONIDOS QUE LA VERDAD LLEGAMN AL ALMA
Thanks so much my friend, I really appreciate that. I have the backing track and the scores from a Jamey Aebersold book, no tabs though, anyway I learnt the melody by ear and improvised the solos.
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.
My Bro. and I bought all his LP's when new..he knocked us out completely.... we always say no one's cut 'em yet. The King.
He made it look so effortless, and that thing with his thumb, nobody played like that
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.
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. ❤
Yes, sorely missed by all......
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.
@@wesm65 Sax player, and play guitar too....we bought most of his LP's new. No one's cut him yet! Even when you know his chords which are difficult, it's impossible to play them at speed. And the killer tone he gets out of that Standel amp. Zowie.
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.
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.
A worldclass introduction for a worldclass quartet...true class ..through and through
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.
Infinite love for wes
Salvatore
A great post for My Woodsheding lessons, thanks DOBIE ❤REVISTED 10 October 2023
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.
What a lovely quartet! Good sounds.
Wes is easily in my Top Five favorite jazz guitar players of all time. Easily.
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!
hearing Wes changed the whole course of my life.I will always be grateful for this wonderful man and musician
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).
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!
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❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
They just don't get any better Than Wes......Wow!
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
Not only the greatest jazz guitarist, the greatest stage presence.
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.
This is a great birthday gift to me, I am from Indianapolis, Indiana and to see this is Life inspired
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
You can see music in his eyes. My inspiration. Thanks Mr. Montgomery.
Wes had the BEST THUMB in the business
Every time I listen to Wes I am amazed...I listen while I'm reading also...
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.
I only have to hear his sounds for a thrill to go through me, always.
He made it look so easy
Beautiful I can’t believe I never heard this before!
A big slice of Music Heaven - and that magic thumb . . . just awesome!
Fantastic !!!! Have been listening to that for such a long time and still .....
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?".
great intro,humor and fun in jazz,, wes has the best hands in this game,!!
cheers to all
echt witziger Kommentator hinterläst einen Könner, der bis zum letzten Takt
verschämt und genial ist......allercoooolste , sympathische Weltgeschichte....:-)
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.
Great to have this.
Wes for me is the best. Amazing. Far before Benson and others...Congrats mr
...WES !!!
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,
I cannot believe he does all the right hand stuff with just his thumb. That's just insane, to get that emotion and delicacy.
Como o simples pode ser tão sofisticado. Como diria Jobim: "menos é mais". Thank You Montgomery!
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!
How many guitarists smile when the band is on song?
This guy is a fking legend!!!
"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 .
Awesome tune and it just happens to be in my favorite time signature.
Super genius MONTGOMERY
one can name them all but still wes was and is the greatest......
Smoking too Much What an amazing genius Talent ever lived on thIs planet...
Jazz king Wes Montgomery! .... Along with George Benson
RIP to the Pioneer of a new sound 👏
West fuente inagotable de recursos para la improvisación..que grande!!!
Wes was a genius that define the word "Cool"
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
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 👏.
It says Live in Belgium, but it's not. It's from the BBC Jazz 625 series.
Absolutely, Positively, Fantastic!!!!!!!
Checking In from Indianapolis
How cool that guy was. So calm when swinging
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
Très magnifique!!!!
Great clip!
thanks so much for uploading ! we are so lucky to be able to experience Wes! What an artist!
I love that smile !
The one and only Great guitar player in the History!!👌
Absolutely has and will be always speechless
guitarist of the highest quality possible
the six minute mark is divine, my favorite ten seconds in this one 🎼
WES ....Hilarious at 5'35 as he retuns on the theme ....Perhaps thinking about Humphrey Littleton funny introduction !
Wow, so something good has actually come from Indiana! Wes did the mid west well.
Freddie Hubbard?
最高だ！！
Sweet. I don't know why I never saw this before.
Wow. So smooth. Amazing!
Great to hear the master!
hermoso como toca, da alegría verlo
@ViennaForever That piano is unbelievable......of course you know that Wes IS OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Mabes" - Harold Mabern - is the man! One of the best pianists in modern jazz history.
"He's only 42"
dies at 45......
Jeff Buckley :(
well... you actually died younger
My thought exactly.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
He's a eternal sunshine
makes it look easy
Thanks so much for this.
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.
Великий!!!
pure magic...wow
4:08 - 4:56 = AWESOME
Moi j'adore !!!!!❤
Wes was a genius!
Gentle genius...
I love this vintage wheezing
Es que cuando una persona sabe que tocar no importa con que toca. Saludo de Moscu.
Sublime
El mas grande!!! sigues vivo!!!.
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!
EL TIPO LA VERDAD ES O ERA MAGNIFICO, EL SONIDO DE LA GUITARRA ES UNICO Y LE ARRANCA UNAS NOTAS Y UNA COMBINACION DE SONIDOS QUE LA VERDAD LLEGAMN AL ALMA
great!
Stupendous ❤
Lovely! Thank you!
Thanks so much my friend, I really appreciate that. I have the backing track and the scores from a Jamey Aebersold book, no tabs though, anyway I learnt the melody by ear and improvised the solos.