Article: Reflections on Jazz Guitarist Wes Montgomery

Article: Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery electrified jazz guitar
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 23, 1987 ;     456 words ......redwoods in a spruce forest: Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery. There were electric guitarists...neither surviving to his mid-20s. "Charlie Christian: The Genius of the Electric Guitar...in Canada" (Fantasy Records), Wes Montgomery carried on in the tradition ...

Article: Wes lives! (Wes Montgomery)
Guitar Player;  August 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ...Wes Montgomery's warm smile...unchallenged. Wes Montgomery's playing embodied...player since Charlie Christian. In the late...John Leslie Wes Montgomery was born in...with his box. Wes and Serene married...feel the things Charlie Christian was doing, ...

Article: Classic interview * Wes Montgomery * 1973. (Encore).
Guitar Player;  December 1, 2002 ;     348 words ......RALPH Gleason called Wes Montgomery the most influential guitarist since Charlie Christian. Gleason interviewed...interested in guitar? Charlie Christian. There was no way...first gigs,) played Charlie Christian solos. I got pretty...

Article: The godfather of cool: Wes Montgomery's baddest solos note for note.(Cover Story)
Guitar Player;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...The first time I heard Wes Montgomery play, it was like being...true. When you listen to Wes today, you'd better wear...pedestal as Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane...he had memorized all of Charlie Christian's solos from...where, in 1959, ...

Article: Garrison Fewell.(Brief Article)
Guitar Player;  February 1, 2001 ;     577 words ......listening to musicians such as Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall...such as Gene Krupa and Charlie Christian through his father's record...of weight to your notes. Wes Montgomery--one of my heroes--used...humbucker replaced the original Charlie Christian pickup, ...

Article: The top five Wes Montgomery riffs of all time.(LICK LIBRARY)(John Leslie Montgomery )
Guitar Player;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......AND COULDN'T READ MUSIC-Wes Montgomery influenced the lexicon...groove, and, like his idol Charlie Christian, stands as a school unto...Born in 1925, John Leslie Wes Montgomery started playing guitar...amplifier (for 1959's The Wes Montgomery Trio, he borrowed ...

Article: Oeuvre easy Wes Montgomery.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
Guitar Player;  October 1, 2005 ;     113 words ...John Leslie Wes Montgomery was a dedicated follower of Charlie Christian, and became a specialist at duplicating his solos in the mid 1940s. After recording under the radar with brothers Monk (electric...

Article: Wes Montgomery's guitar to be displayed at State Museum
Indianapolis Recorder;  July 23, 2004 ;     306 words ......back to the time of jazz legend Wes Montgomery this summer as the Indiana State...Born in Indianapolis in 1923, Wes Montgomery was originally named John Leslie...lessons, yet inspired by guitarist Charlie Christian, Montgomery began to teach himself...The Incredible Jazz Guitar of ...

Article: The Wes Montgomery Trio, 1959.(REQUIRED)
Guitar Player;  October 1, 2005 ;     31 words ...Sprung unexpected on the jazz world at a time when the electric guitar was waning, this landmark had critics rhapsodizing that Montgomery was the best thing to happen to guitar since Charlie Christian.

Article: Christian changed his world
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 8, 2002 ;     668 words ......Atkins and Duane Eddy; Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel and George...roots can all be traced to Charlie Christian. It was a scant two years...played electric before Charlie Christian did; Eldon Shamblin, Les...any means, get to know Charlie Christian. You'll have fun ...

Article: Wes Montgomery, the legendary jazz guitarist, will be honored in a concert by Bobby Broom
Chicago Defender;  March 25, 2004 ;     506 words ......achieved international critical acclaim, will honor Wes Montgomery, the fabulous innately creative jazz guitarist on...amazing dynamic and progressive chords. Listening to Wes Montgomery, Broom became totally appreciative of his style...of his learned musicianship and innate concepts. Wes ...

Article: 10 things you gotta do to play like Wes Montgomery.(LESSONS)
Guitar Player;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...NOTICE HOW WES LOCKS IN WITH THE RHYTHM SECTION...call 'Montgomeryland.' Only Wes lived there--no one else could...He was referencing the Movin' Wes Part I solo from Movin Wes...ntgomery's entire oeuvre. A jazz icon, Wes Montgomery (1923-1968) left an indelible...The Incredible Jazz ...

Article: 1992 Editors Awards for Lifetime Achievement. (guitarists Tal Farlow, Muddy Waters, Scotty Moore) (Cover Story)
Guitar Player;  January 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ......In the words of the mighty Wes Montgomery, Tal came on the scene poppin...burnin'. Originally inspired by Charlie Christian's pioneering work with Benny...John McLaughlin Pat Metheny Wes Montgomery Carlos Montoya Scotty Moore...

Article: Profile: Reissue of Wes Montgomery's music
NPR Morning Edition;  March 30, 2005 ;     592 words ......NPR) 03-30-2005 Profile: Reissue of Wes Montgomery's music Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time: 11...of 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...