Unit 7 is a great jazz standard composed by bass player sam jones during the time he was working with cannonball adderley. Which is a more classic straight ahead jazz approach compared to the octaves played in the 60s which became his signature style. One aspect of the playing of wes montgomery that we never talk about is in my opinion the real reason he is the amazing jazz improviser that. Jazz guitarist charlie christians influence on wes. It was natural for all the jazz labels to wish for a similar financial success. John leslie wes montgomery was from indianapolis, indiana. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. Chord solos have been a part of the jazz guitar skill set since the 50s and 60s when players like joe pass and wes montgomery used it in their music. In this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wikipedia. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery 1960 movin along 1960 the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery. How to lay in the style of es montgomery gibson l4 with a charlie christian bar pickup.
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Round midnight wes montgomery transcription youtube. Ok, i found a pdf with complete typeface solos set to a lead sheet for some of wess most solos. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single notes to octaves to chords. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody. Airegin guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. The 1960 nat adderly tune, with wes montgomery playing guitar on the original recording, is a 16 bar jazz head that goes into a 12 bar minor blues progression. Wes montgomery may well be the most exciting jazz guitarist well ever. Jazz transcriptions jazz guitar transcriptions, wes.
I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Steve khans transcriptions of george benson, wes montgomery etc. He was one of the best singleline soloists in jazz history, on the guitar or otherwise. In this guest post, greg orourke from teaches you the essential ingredients you need for a successful jazz guitar practice session, walking you through a. Wes montgomery jazz guitar solos free download as pdf file. The jazz style of wes montgomery real easy jazz guitar. In this lesson, you will learn how to play four on six, a standard written by wes montgomery. Wes montgomery jazz guitar transcription with tabs full house. In 1960, wes montgomerys album the incredible jazz guitar was released with on it two of his most famous compositions, west coast blues and four on six. A chord solo is a harmonized melody line, so you dont only improvise a melody, you also harmonize it by adding chords to it. A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. It left a sonic residue that has pervaded all of music, not just jazz. The story behind guitarist wes montgomerys groundbreaking.
Original jazz classics ojc036,riverside records rlp9320 format. Wes montgomerys impact on jazz pat metheny heard wes montgomerys playing going beyond jazz. One of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which granted him a distinctive sound. He was an african american jazz guitarist, probably the most influential postwar improviser on his instrument. A high point in guitar artistry ted greene, april 28 may 2, 1998. On this landmark recording, montgomery veered away from his home indianapolisbased organ combo with melvin rhyne, the californiabased montgomery brothers band, and other studio. There is no doubt that wes montgomery aka the thumb was one of the most legendary players of all time.
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