Jazz Icons: Wes Montgomery Live in '65

Sep 1, 2007

1h 18m

★ 10.0

Overview

Wes Montgomery shines a light on one of the most unique and influential guitarists in music history. These beautifully filmed programs from the spring of 1965 feature Wes, in intimate studio settings, leading three different lineups through some of his best-known tunes, including "Four On Six", "Jingles" and "West Coast Blues". This rare footage, complete with rehearsals, between-song banter and closeup camera angles, illuminates We's extraordinary musical vocabulary and unconventional picking technique. An in-depth, song-by-song analysis by legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny makes this DVD a guitar lover's dream.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Coda Publishing Limited

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Cast

guitar

Wes Montgomery

piano

Stan Tracey

bass

Rick Laird

drums

Jackie Dougan

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