Article: The Wes Montgomery Trio, 1959.(REQUIRED)

Article: The top five Wes Montgomery riffs of all time.(LICK ...
Guitar Player;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Born in 1925, John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery started playing guitar late ... amplifier (for 1959's The Wes Montgomery Trio, he borrowed Kenny Burrell ... Round Midnight" from The Wes Montgomery Trio [0:15-0:24; 3:38 ...

Article: Essential Wes!(8 prominent guitarists pick their favorite ...
Guitar Player;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... players to name their favorite Wes Montgomery tracks (or most beloved album ... for 87 [cts.]--was The Wes Montgomery Trio. This remains one of my favorite ... Incredible- Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery was the first time I didn ...

Article: 10 things you gotta do to play like Wes ...
Guitar Player;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... entire oeuvre. A jazz icon, Wes Montgomery (1923-1968) left an indelible ... in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wes Montgomery didn't begin playing seriously ... classic albums spanning The Wes Montgomery Trio through Boss Guitar. Montgomery ...

Article: The godfather of cool: Wes Montgomery's baddest ...
Guitar Player;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ..."The first time I heard Wes Montgomery play, it was like being hit by a bolt of lightning," wrote ... Montgomery to the Riverside label where, in 1959, he cut The Wes Montgomery Trio. Featuring small-group settings and emphasizing improvisational ...

Transcript: Reflections on Jazz Guitarist Wes Montgomery
NPR Morning Edition;  March 4, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... generation of guitarists. Remembering Wes Montgomery, after these headlines from Jean Cochran ... headlines] CONAN: Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery became a household name in the mid ... guitar of Charlie Christian] CONAN: Wes Montgomery started out trying to emulate Christian ...

Transcript: Profile: Reissue of Wes Montgomery's music
NPR Morning Edition;  March 30, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... 03-30-2005 Profile: Reissue of Wes Montgomery's music Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time ... another great musician, guitarist Wes Montgomery. This performance is part of a new ... Impressions" is one of the best examples of Wes Montgomery's extraordinary technique, a technique ...

Article: Wes Montgomery's guitar to be displayed at State ...
Indianapolis Recorder;  July 23, 2004 ;     403 words ... ... Travel back to the time of jazz legend Wes Montgomery this summer as the Indiana State Museum ... Lobby. Born in Indianapolis in 1923, Wes Montgomery was originally named John Leslie Montgomery ... included "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" and "Full House." Montgomery ...