Sunday, January 23, 2011

Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)




Wes Montgomery manages to breathe new life into a variety of great jazz standards on this record, which is arguably the best album released during his Riverside period. Montgomery's unique picking technique - using his thumb instead of a plectrum- as well as his excessive use of octaves generated a unique playing style and sound that has been copied ever since.


1.) Airegin

2.) D-Natural Blues

3.) Polka Dots and Moonbeams

4.) Four on Six

5.) Westcoast Blues

6.) In Our Own Sweet Way

7.) Mr. Walker

8.) Gone With the Wind



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