Wes Montgomery

Real Name:

John Leslie Montgomery

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American jazz guitarist
Born March 6, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Died June 15, 1968 of a sudden heart attack in his home town.
Wes is known for the use of his thumb rather than a plectrum; his trademark use of octaves in both melody and improvisation; his highly original melodic and rhythmic imaginaton. His favoured guitars were Gibson L5s strung with Gibson heavy gauge flat wound strings.

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Wes Montgomery And Monk Montgomery And Buddy Montgomery And Harold Land And Tony Bazley - Montgomeryland ◄ (2 versions)

Cannonball Adderley And Poll-Winners, The Featuring Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery - Cannonball Adderley And The Poll-Winners ◄ (3 versions)

Movin' Along

Full House

Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes! ◄ (5 versions)

In The Wee Small Hours

Movin' Wes

Go!

Solitude

Bumpin'

Goin' Out Of My Head

Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio - Smokin' At The Half Note ◄ (9 versions)

Tequila

California Dreaming

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - Jimmy & Wes - The Dynamic Duo ◄ (11 versions)

Easy Groove

A Day In The Life

Road Song

Down Here On The Ground

The Genius Of Wes Montgomery, Vol.3

Willow Weep For Me

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes ◄ (6 versions)

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Just Walkin'

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