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The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960) - Track 6
Wes Montgomery (guitar), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Albert Heath (drums)
Wes Montgomery was highly influential on Joe's development as a guitarist (and every other jazz guitarist in the bebop/post-bebop era); Joe often praised Wes' innovation and musicianship in interviews, and modeled his lines/phrasing after Wes (especially early in his career).
Continuing with my series on comparisons/contrasts... I've picked several tracks from my Wes Montgomery collection to go "head-to-head" against Joe's tracks, as an exploration of style/composition (rather than competition). The tracks are mostly well known standards, and paired together in my "Wes Montgomery & Joe Pass" playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5qNczixXLzQDuhTQCD5FS0vGY5OaJiQw
Photo © Dietmar Liehr
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960) - Track 6
Wes Montgomery (guitar), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Albert Heath (drums)
Wes Montgomery was highly influential on Joe's development as a guitarist (and every other jazz guitarist in the bebop/post-bebop era); Joe often praised Wes' innovation and musicianship in interviews, and modeled his lines/phrasing after Wes (especially early in his career).
Continuing with my series on comparisons/contrasts... I've picked several tracks from my Wes Montgomery collection to go "head-to-head" against Joe's tracks, as an exploration of style/composition (rather than competition). The tracks are mostly well known standards, and paired together in my "Wes Montgomery & Joe Pass" playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5qNczixXLzQDuhTQCD5FS0vGY5OaJiQw
Photo © Dietmar Liehr
