I graduated from Wayne State University in the 90s. The head of the Jazz Department was Matt Michaels. A legend. He ran the local Kelly and Company band in the late 60s. They had Wes as a guest. According to Matt, Wes couldn’t even tell you the names of the chords. He knew songs, so he’d call a song and they’d sift through it for a few minutes and away they went. Wes didn’t start playing until he was 19. He ran on pure genius.
MY NAME IS NIELS ANDERSON ! I am a guitarist from Amsterdam the Netherlands ! Amd i started playing the guitarv when i was 12 years ols at the Folks muziek school after two years of reading and writing studies which i started at age 9 ! when I WAS ABOUT 15 YEARS I WAS SO FORTUNATYE THAT A NEIGHBOR WHO PLAYED THE DRUMS GAVE ME THE TRIPLE ALBUM "> THE GENIUS OF WES MONTGOMERY AR THESE DAYS I WAS JAMMING ALONG WITH ALBUMS OF SANTANA AND ASLVIN LEE BECAUSE THEY WERE SOUNDING NICE TO MY EARS ! BUT THERN WHAMM BENGG THENG ALONG CAME WES WHO HAD PASSED AWAY 10 YEARS BEFORE AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME I GOT WIND OF LARRY CARLTON STEVE LUKATHER LEE RITENAUR AND A BUNCH OF OTHER FANTASTIC GUITAR GODS AND THATS WHEN I I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS JAMMERWOOD MY LIFEBLOOD UNTILL TODAY I STILL STUDY WES CAUSE WHAST HE DID GIVES ANYBODY ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR LIFELONG STUDIES I NEVER FOUND SOMEONE ELSE CAPABLE TO THIS THUMB THING ALSO THE WAY HE PLAYS CARAVAN IS UNSURPASSED
I don't play jazz but for years I've heard and read other guitar players talk about Wes Montgomery, when I finally heard him I was blown away. He never plays an unnecessary note and makes it look easy. It's not!
Ha, that's the exact same thought I had when the vid first started.I was thinking he's like maximum efficiency, doesn't waste any energy on what isn't essential.
Looks like Wes was having a good time playing with these accomplished EUROPEAN jazz musicians.. they were all able to keep up with WES.. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS EXCELLENT VIDEO OF ONE OF THE GREATEST MODERN JAZZ GUITARIST / MUSICIAN OF THE 20th century.. AND SELF TAUGHT AT THAT.. JUST AMAZING!!!
There's nothing more I can say or add to the comments here. Wes. WES. A one off. I can listen to this 24/7. And I'm a Bass Guitarist 😎 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
It's his accentation that distinguishes his sound. The chords and inversions are no mystery. After all they are charted. But how he gets the flow together between the up and down strokes with the slides, pull offs and hammers is the key. He never runs out of ideas either. Never plays the same solo twice on a tune. And he is totally on point in the sense that he never overplays yet is never afraid to try something that may or may not be ear candy. Amazing all night long.
This was outstanding....thank you. I particularly enjoyed the 1965 session in Hamburg....oh to have been there to hear them live. It's hard to believe that Martial Solal is still alive!
Wes is a maestro of guitar and gone too soon. I’m thankful we at least have some quality recordings. Jazz is a funny thing. It doesn’t get into a lot of people at first. As a musician I live for this stuff.
Not only was Wes a great guitarist & musician but just think of all the guitarists who were influenced by him & became great in their own right. One of my favorites, Pat Metheny, being one of them. His contributions to music & the world are immeasurable.
Ive seen the Dutch footage before but the footage with Ronnie Scott and the horn section is new to me....thanks for posting!! This is so cool to see. Any footage of Wes in action is just pure gold.
Look up jazz guitarists. There are quite a few you may have missed. You might start worth Bensons idol Lenny Breau , go through the brilliant Canadians, and work you way south. Wes was one of my favorites- there are many many others
Gregory I FEEL exactly and share what you say about WES .I've spent a long time listening to so many jazz guitarists and met some ... but WES MONTGOMERY concentrates all my long lasting dreams on a guitar and I remember the first film on French TV as a new day when we saw for the first time WES on the spot broadcast .
@@gregoryswift9573 if you put slash in miles later electric band he would be called a jazz guitarist. There is no practicing jazz musician that can explain what jazz means , but the inference is there a certain technical and conceptual mastery of one’s instruments and theory. For example, while Robert Johnson was a brilliant guitarist , hr would not be considered a jazz guitarist. Slash playing seems to indicates he knows his music as he is not bound like most rock guitarists by iterations of the pentatonic blues concepts and had a mastery of technique. That’s my opinion.
Thanx for sharing Hugo! Wes is the greatest and this bands are too!!! It doesn't matter if your black or white, yellow or red or green. The sound of all us human beeings together matters! Danke from Germany for this great, great Video! Love it...
The very first thing I heard by Wes was his album with Jimmy Smith entitled The Dynamic Duo. It was a musical epiphany and a watershed moment in my life, and Im not even a guitarist, Im a saxophonist.
Just an amazing guitarist, and amazing docu. If i’m correct it’s Pim Jacobs on piano and brother Ruud on bass. About the drummer i’m not so sure. It might be Wessel Ilcken or Johnny Engels. But this here we have this master guitarist plus Dutch trio playing a great (tight) swingin’ gig. G’day & Cheers!
You can see in Wes' face that, he acknowledges their ability to play, but it's almost as though something's missing.... This is in reference to Nica's Dream
Wes has taught the whole world what JAZZ is about. He's a black man interested in humans all over the world to come together and enjoy life together! American government and its CRONIES are dangerous folks who wants to end this world and enjoy alone! What kind of a world is that??? WES, has shown, through music the beauty of living together in PEACE in this God given world. This man and his colleagues or fellow musicians have hereby defined how to a human being and LOVE others through their music. We share life as humans, not GREEDINESS of the devilish few!!!
This is the realest ish. I mean when you come to talk about acid jazz it doesn't get any better. Acid jazz existed in the 70s and probably even the 60s. The roots of Anyway. Wes' thumb technique was just so innovative. Get it, ameet
The contrast between Wes and the other musicians is like night and day. The other musicians are all good and technically proficient, and they play the right notes. But Wes is on another level. He actually tells a story through each of his solos. Each note is important, has a purpose, and sounds pleasant. The only other musician to achieve this in that video would be Pim Jacobs, props to him.
An accurate comment in accord with my thinking. I say this of Paco de Lucia in Flamenco, that he was musically way ahead of guys that had more ''knowledge'' - whom I also admire. It's a powerful lesson in music to realize that music is not all about the quantity. Quality is most important.
IMHO, the other ‘level’ you’re referring to is probably just because the top level players he was sitting in with in this doc weren’t his regular playing companions. I personally thought the other musicians stood up just fine. I saw a lot of joy, too.
Dubbed Jazz Heroes Wes Montgomery documentary starts at 47:14 you can see better (non dubbed) documentary here: ruclips.net/video/Moiz4as_o14/видео.html
George has many guitars but now he has many Ibenezs built for him that aren't production models! West's guitar is worth thousands, at least 15k - 20k! That's cheap! I remember when a good Gibson jazz guitar like this L5 CES cost 2 grand! I could have bout a brand new Johnny Smith guitar for one thousand many 40 years ago. That same guitar brand new would be worth 5k - 8k depending who was selling it. I settle for a 1963 Gibson L4C which was sitting in a man's closet for $350 back in 1975. I still have that guitar which is worth at least 5k because it has the original finish!
The “workshop” portion of the video is part of the most recently released Wes recording which is now available (streaming as well as on CD package with this rehearsal on Blue Ray) called “The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings” It can’t be recommended highly enough… It’s quite stunning…as he typically is, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bennink seems to have been very well know in European jazz circles and often played when American jazz musicians went overseas without their own band. I'm fairly sure I have Bennink on some live European gigs playing for instance with Eric Dolphy.
@@xy7231 Yes, Han Bennink is the only one who still alive from that Dutch Jazz trio. At that time he was only 23 (born in April 17th, 1942). Ruud Jacobs (bassist) died in July 18th, 2019, and his brother Pim Jacobs (pianist) died in July 3th, 1996.
If you ain't seen yet and want to see take a look of two Wes' shows in Europe on 65, one in Belgium accompanied by Arthur Harper (bass), Harold Mabern (piano) & Jimmy Lovelace (drums); and another in London go: ruclips.net/video/3yNmp2TqdgA/видео.html
Notice the obviously unconventional, in no certain order: Wes used no guitar strap & all right hand strumming done on an electric guitar with just his thumb.
Strap super visible. I wear glasses. Wes has a strap on his guitar and it's attached to the headstock. When you can't see this you seriously need to check your eyesight and in the meanwhile don't drive a car and such.
Nobody is allowed today to play the guitar only with the right thumb ..... and the thumb of his left hand also raised instead of behind the neck .... ah ah awfull.
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I graduated from Wayne State University in the 90s. The head of the Jazz Department was Matt Michaels. A legend. He ran the local Kelly and Company band in the late 60s. They had Wes as a guest. According to Matt, Wes couldn’t even tell you the names of the chords. He knew songs, so he’d call a song and they’d sift through it for a few minutes and away they went. Wes didn’t start playing until he was 19. He ran on pure genius.
MY NAME IS NIELS ANDERSON ! I am a guitarist from Amsterdam the Netherlands ! Amd i started playing the guitarv when i was 12 years ols at the Folks muziek school after two years of reading and writing studies which i started at age 9 ! when I WAS ABOUT 15 YEARS I WAS SO FORTUNATYE THAT A NEIGHBOR WHO PLAYED THE DRUMS GAVE ME THE TRIPLE ALBUM "> THE GENIUS OF WES MONTGOMERY AR THESE DAYS I WAS JAMMING ALONG WITH ALBUMS OF SANTANA AND ASLVIN LEE BECAUSE THEY WERE SOUNDING NICE TO MY EARS ! BUT THERN WHAMM BENGG THENG ALONG CAME WES WHO HAD PASSED AWAY 10 YEARS BEFORE AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME I GOT WIND OF LARRY CARLTON STEVE LUKATHER LEE RITENAUR AND A BUNCH OF OTHER FANTASTIC GUITAR GODS AND THATS WHEN I I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS JAMMERWOOD MY LIFEBLOOD UNTILL TODAY I STILL STUDY WES CAUSE WHAST HE DID GIVES ANYBODY ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR LIFELONG STUDIES I NEVER FOUND SOMEONE ELSE CAPABLE TO THIS THUMB THING ALSO THE WAY HE PLAYS CARAVAN IS UNSURPASSED
One of my greatest heroes and one who deserves more attention today. Wes plays music without a "best by" date, his music is great forever.
More attention today ?.. more attention yesterday!!
WES MONTGOMERY always had a smile on his face- no matter what the gig - He was here he did his thing and then he went up to Heaven - !
I don't play jazz but for years I've heard and read other guitar players talk about Wes Montgomery, when I finally heard him I was blown away. He never plays an unnecessary note and makes it look easy. It's not!
Ha, that's the exact same thought I had when the vid first started.I was thinking he's like maximum efficiency, doesn't waste any energy on what isn't essential.
All that relaxed and with a smile...
This is swinging man .. those cats are cookin' up brilliant ideas. Jazz at its best.
That dude on the piano is ridiculous!...unbelievable!
Pim Jacobs
@@svenjansen2134 thanks!
Awesome Documentary wes is always been one of my favourite guitarist he was the God father of cool the Golden thumb 👍 eternal memory ❤ 🙏
Dude killin that bass! I'm impressed.
Looks like Wes was having a good time playing with these accomplished EUROPEAN jazz musicians.. they were all able to keep up with WES.. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS EXCELLENT VIDEO OF ONE OF THE GREATEST MODERN JAZZ GUITARIST / MUSICIAN OF THE 20th century.. AND SELF TAUGHT AT THAT.. JUST AMAZING!!!
Why shouldn't he !
Not self taught. He had two brothers I'm sorry but he learned a lot from them.
There's nothing more I can say or add to the comments here.
Wes. WES. A one off. I can listen to this 24/7. And I'm a Bass Guitarist 😎
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
It's his accentation that distinguishes his sound. The chords and inversions are no mystery. After all they are charted. But how he gets the flow together between the up and down strokes with the slides, pull offs and hammers is the key. He never runs out of ideas either. Never plays the same solo twice on a tune. And he is totally on point in the sense that he never overplays yet is never afraid to try something that may or may not be ear candy. Amazing all night long.
BS...you don't know nothing
That's amazing dude! His improv is on a whole nother level. Sheesh!
Spot on analysis!👍
This was outstanding....thank you. I particularly enjoyed the 1965 session in Hamburg....oh to have been there to hear them live. It's hard to believe that Martial Solal is still alive!
Wes is a maestro of guitar and gone too soon. I’m thankful we at least have some quality recordings. Jazz is a funny thing. It doesn’t get into a lot of people at first. As a musician I live for this stuff.
Just incredible music. These cats are in the pocket fo sure.
This is such a gift to those who love this music, and would never otherwise get to see this genius! Thank you Hugo!
Wes’s the STAR but dem Dutch Dudes r off-the-wall good .. 1000% music!
Them Dutch were always ahead of everybody else in Europe, even the overrated French.
A MAN FOR ALL MEN TO REVERE.WES,..IVE PRAYED FOR YOU SINCE THE DAYYOU LEFT US ALL.YOU ARE STILL WITH US DAILY....!!!!!!
Thank you Master Wes. You left behind a taste and legacy no-one
can compete.
Ahhh nothing like the silky smooth jazz guitar of Mr. Wes Montgomery 🤩😎🙏
JUST THE BEST EVER !!! UP LIFTING TACKES ME WERE I WANT TO BE FOREVER . LOST IN WES MAGIC.!!!
Oh West Mont... everlasting spirit. Jazz eternity...
Not only was Wes a great guitarist & musician but just think of all the guitarists who were influenced by him & became great in their own right. One of my favorites, Pat Metheny, being one of them. His contributions to music & the world are immeasurable.
The British footage is phenomenal too. Martial Solal is astounding in "Green Dolphin Street"! All fantastic players.
Ive seen the Dutch footage before but the footage with Ronnie Scott and the horn section is new to me....thanks for posting!! This is so cool to see. Any footage of Wes in action is just pure gold.
Wes is always on my radar. Supreme talent!
The most meldic and interesting guitarist ive ever heard.
Look up jazz guitarists. There are quite a few you may have missed. You might start worth Bensons idol Lenny Breau , go through the brilliant Canadians, and work you way south. Wes was one of my favorites- there are many many others
Gregory I FEEL exactly and share what you say about
WES .I've spent a long time listening to so many jazz
guitarists and met some ... but WES MONTGOMERY
concentrates all my long lasting dreams on a guitar
and I remember the first film on French TV as a new day when we saw for the first time WES on the spot
broadcast .
@@golds04 thanks sensei. I'll go ahead and educate myself. slash is considered jazz right.
@@jean-lucbersou758 concentrates all my long lasting dreams on guitar is a beautiful way of putting it.
@@gregoryswift9573 if you put slash in miles later electric band he would be called a jazz guitarist. There is no practicing jazz musician that can explain what jazz means , but the inference is there a certain technical and conceptual mastery of one’s instruments and theory. For example, while Robert Johnson was a brilliant guitarist , hr would not be considered a jazz guitarist. Slash playing seems to indicates he knows his music as he is not bound like most rock guitarists by iterations of the pentatonic blues concepts and had a mastery of technique. That’s my opinion.
A true Master.
Wes - one of the greatest musical geniuses ever, on any instrument!
A young Rick Laird on bass way before Mahavishnu Orchestra!
wes is the best ..... so long my friend !!!!!!!!!!!
That's like such a beautiful guitar
And a beautiful man attached to it playing it very well.
Thanx for sharing Hugo! Wes is the greatest and this bands are too!!! It doesn't matter if your black or white, yellow or red or green. The sound of all us human beeings together matters! Danke from Germany for this great, great Video! Love it...
The very first thing I heard by Wes was his album with Jimmy Smith entitled
The Dynamic Duo. It was a musical epiphany and a watershed moment in my life, and Im not even a guitarist, Im a saxophonist.
Incredible band with Wes. Martial Solal (I think thats him) is incredible as well!
Every day is wes montgomery day...I have been sad since the day he passed..wes,may god hold you in the palm of his hand for ever.
You are the best thing that ever came out. Of indiana.!!!!!!! I know it..!!!!!!!
Just an amazing guitarist, and amazing docu. If i’m correct it’s Pim Jacobs on piano and brother Ruud on bass. About the drummer i’m not so sure. It might be Wessel Ilcken or Johnny Engels. But this here we have this master guitarist plus Dutch trio playing a great (tight) swingin’ gig. G’day & Cheers!
Han Bennick drums
@@cultugarvealgarve7380 Thanks! Cheers!
This is swinging man .. this cats are cookin' up brilliant ideas. Jazz at its best.
@@allen6924 Indeed! Be well, and be happy, G’day & Cheers!
Fantastic footage. These Dutch players are first class too.
Amazing!!!!
the pianist is awesome too
Wes was the best and most unique...! Amazing
Haha; the New Four Brothers .. excellent!
Wow if I only knew back than what I know now there is a God all those cats are the real deal swing baby just swing ❤️👍
wow!
...WOW!!!!
Stellar
Magnific piano solo 8;05 .
Pim Jacobs
A -mazing!
Maravilhoso 🤩
Thanks for sharing this footage Hugo :)
You can see in Wes' face that, he acknowledges their ability to play, but it's almost as though something's missing.... This is in reference to Nica's Dream
Exlent , thank you.
Wes has taught the whole world what JAZZ is about. He's a black man interested in humans all over the world to come together and enjoy life together! American government and its CRONIES are dangerous folks who wants to end this world and enjoy alone! What kind of a world is that??? WES, has shown, through music the beauty of living together in PEACE in this God given world. This man and his colleagues or fellow musicians have hereby defined how to a human being and LOVE others through their music. We share life as humans, not GREEDINESS of the devilish few!!!
Wes is the Man!
Good job! rest in peace my brother!
Wonderful stuff!!
THE GREATEST
This is the realest ish. I mean when you come to talk about acid jazz it doesn't get any better. Acid jazz existed in the 70s and probably even the 60s. The roots of Anyway. Wes' thumb technique was just so innovative. Get it, ameet
The contrast between Wes and the other musicians is like night and day. The other musicians are all good and technically proficient, and they play the right notes. But Wes is on another level. He actually tells a story through each of his solos. Each note is important, has a purpose, and sounds pleasant. The only other musician to achieve this in that video would be Pim Jacobs, props to him.
Now that is the truth about Wes - very well stated. Thank you.
I agree My friend
An accurate comment in accord with my thinking. I say this of Paco de Lucia in Flamenco, that he was musically way ahead of guys that had more ''knowledge'' - whom I also admire. It's a powerful lesson in music to realize that music is not all about the quantity. Quality is most important.
The drummer ir amazing too.
IMHO, the other ‘level’ you’re referring to is probably just because the top level players he was sitting in with in this doc weren’t his regular playing companions. I personally thought the other musicians stood up just fine. I saw a lot of joy, too.
Wes is the best!
So gooooooooood
God Montgomery
Why is this listed as a documentary? It's a performance.
... best documentary ever?
There is a great Jaco Pastorius documentary The Lost Tapes.
This isn't even a documentary lol
That’s Jazz
TRES Cool
Dubbed Jazz Heroes Wes Montgomery documentary starts at 47:14 you can see better (non dubbed) documentary here: ruclips.net/video/Moiz4as_o14/видео.html
This was awesomely delicious😊
Best thing ever on Dutch TV lol
Wes' smile 😃
Anyone know the name of the jazz tone at 32:37?
grande maestro
With Wes it was always happening.
Jazz Employees having fun
The hell kinda documentary is this? Great playing though.
Wes does use a strap contrary to the commentator, it’s obvious in some of the video! Great video by the way!
I want his guitar. The last I heard,George Benson sold it to Pat Metheney. I wonder what it's worth now?
George has many guitars but now he has many Ibenezs built for him that aren't production models! West's guitar is worth thousands, at least 15k - 20k! That's cheap! I remember when a good Gibson jazz guitar like this L5 CES cost 2 grand! I could have bout a brand new Johnny Smith guitar for one thousand many 40 years ago. That same guitar brand new would be worth 5k - 8k depending who was selling it. I settle for a 1963 Gibson L4C which was sitting in a man's closet for $350 back in 1975. I still have that guitar which is worth at least 5k because it has the original finish!
@@ronaldboykin9755 50k at least
Does it play? I thought it was nearly lost in a fire
Yeah, the L5 rules. Am lucky 2 have acoustic one with that nice Venetian cutaway
Is that document somewhere whit out dubbing🤔?
Yes, you can see the video starting at 47'14" on in the following RUclips video link: ruclips.net/video/Moiz4as_o14/видео.html
sure a great horn arrangement on West Coast Blues 42:00 . wonder who those cats are
The “workshop” portion of the video is part of the most recently released Wes recording which is now available (streaming as well as on CD package with this rehearsal on Blue Ray) called “The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings”
It can’t be recommended highly enough…
It’s quite stunning…as he typically is, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
They're all amazing. Who is that drummer? He is off-the-charts great!
Han Bennink
Bennink seems to have been very well know in European jazz circles and often played when American jazz musicians went overseas without their own band. I'm fairly sure I have Bennink on some live European gigs playing for instance with Eric Dolphy.
@@xy7231 Yes, Han Bennink is the only one who still alive from that Dutch Jazz trio. At that time he was only 23 (born in April 17th, 1942). Ruud Jacobs (bassist) died in July 18th, 2019, and his brother Pim Jacobs (pianist) died in July 3th, 1996.
If you ain't seen yet and want to see take a look of two Wes' shows in Europe on 65, one in Belgium accompanied by Arthur Harper (bass), Harold Mabern (piano) & Jimmy Lovelace (drums); and another in London go: ruclips.net/video/3yNmp2TqdgA/видео.html
Who knew,,,,,
whattttt??.?.Martial Solal is better than many many others
33:56
Los pianistas americanos ni se acercan al concepto de trío de Solal…jajajaja no me jodas…
Documentary? This is just footage.
@Easy Blues good if you're French, i seen this footage 6 years ago
@Easy Blues for me too lol
Django d,origine Belge....!
Too bad I don't speak french :(
just learn Like the rest of us we had to learn English
Julio DI CARLO it would be much better to just put subtitles.
Notice the obviously unconventional, in no certain order: Wes used no guitar strap & all right hand strumming done on an electric guitar with just his thumb.
He uses a strap but it's attached to the headstock.
Strap super visible. I wear glasses. Wes has a strap on his guitar and it's attached to the headstock. When you can't see this you seriously need to check your eyesight and in the meanwhile don't drive a car and such.
Nobody is allowed today to play the guitar only with the right thumb ..... and the thumb of his left hand also raised instead of behind the neck .... ah ah awfull.
thats why nobodys any good these days
English...please.!!!!!!!!
Mejor quédate calladito…
Turn off that annoying French . it turn this video into a bummer
Touvelle!