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Wes Montgomery: Far Wes (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

As Stan Getz demonstrated in the early 1950s, tenor sax and electric guitar make a lovely unison. In 1958 Wes M...

Wes Montgomery: Four on Six (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

During an era of album-title hyperbole where every tenorman was a Colossus and each new release marked the Change of ...

Wes Montgomery: West Coast Blues (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 28, 08

Probably the greatest jazz solo ever played on the guitar, Wes Montgomery's legendary 9-chorus improvisation on "West...

George Benson: We All Remember Wes (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

True jazz lovers and jazz guitar geeks should rejoice when they hear this one! It’s a song written in tribute to the ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

Wes Montgomery: California Dreaming (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

In 1963, the year California overtook New York as the most populous state, folk-rockers John and Michelle Phillips we...

Wes Montgomery: Full House (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

I can't think of many jazz tunes in 3/4 that groove as hard as Wes Montgomery's "Full House." Recorded live in Califo...

Wes Montgomery: Come Rain Or Come Shine (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 17, 09

Full House was Wes Montgomery’s first live album, and the album title refers both to the overflow crowd at the Berkel...

Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly: Impressions (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

There's much to be said about the work of pianist Wynton Kelly. Yeah, everyone knows he played on Kind of Blue, but h...

Wes Montgomery: Blue 'n' Boogie (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music December 30, 08

Wes Montgomery's Smokin' at the Half Note has always seemed to overshadow the similarly live Full House from three ye...

Wes Montgomery: Con Alma (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

The 1960s were an interesting time for the godfather of modern jazz guitar. After signing with Verve Records, Wes Mon...

Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly: No Blues (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 17, 08

Recorded "live" performances usually fail to generate the excitement that actually being there gives a listener. In t...

Wes Montgomery: Unit 7 (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music February 20, 08

Recently released as part of the Jazz Icons film series is a video of three Wes Montgomery concerts in Europe in...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

Wes Montgomery: One For My Baby (And One More For the Road) (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Harold Arlen's composition may be the ultimate late-night, brokenhearted, drown-your-sorrows-in-booze song. Sinatra o...

Wes Montgomery with Wynton Kelly: Four on Six (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 20, 08

With its catchy bass intro by the unmistakable Paul Chambers, comped in perfect sync by Wynton Kelly's piano, this Mo...

Wes Montgomery: Watch What Happens (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

By 1967, Pop Jazz was staler than last night's butts, as shown by an ashtray's contents on this track's close-up albu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING

Jazz.com visitors will notice that most of our reviews are favorable. That's because (a) we love jazz and (b) in bu...

Wes Montgomery: Besame Mucho (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

The Latin ballad “Besame Mucho” is taken at a very quick 6/8 here. Jimmy Cobb starts with his brushes, pauses for two...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TO B-3 OR NOT B-3 . . . A GUIDE TO JAZZ ORGAN TRIOS

Despite the undisputed genius of its most famous player, “The Incredible” Jimmy Smith, the organ has always had to fi...

Montgomery, Wes (John Leslie) posted in Encyclopedia March 21, 08

Wes Montgomery picked up the jazz guitar where Charlie Christian left off and became one of its most influential and...

Billet-Deux: Four on Six (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 13, 09

Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, the band Billet-Deux, which roughly translates into "two bills" (bills referring ...

Flanagan, Tommy (Thomas Lee) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Pianist Tommy Flanagan’s sophisticated use of melody, sincere lyricism and bright articulations made him a superb acc...

Kelly, Wynton posted in Encyclopedia April 08, 08

Pianist Wynton Kelly played the blues with compassion and an unparalleled sense of swing. One of the most active sid...

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