Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Pretty Blue (1963) - Track 10
Wes Montgomery (guitar) & string ensemble (conducted and arranged by Jimmy Jones)
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
Pretty Blue (1963) - Track 10
Wes Montgomery (guitar) & string ensemble (conducted and arranged by Jimmy Jones)
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
