In general, the music swings hard particularly the two versions of the way you look tonight, and is a worthy if not essential addition to. Wes montgomery recorded boss guitar at age 38, near the end of his acclaimed riverside years and just five years before his death. Far wes wes montgomery page 2 of 4 generated using the power tab editor by brad larsen. This three part lesson series will take a look at improvising over this. Wes montgomery days of wine and roses solo transcription. One of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which granted him a distinctive sound. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Timeline is below printable pdf ebooks for guitarists. Buy wes montgomerys album titled boss guitar the complete lp to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. We are going to look at motifs, octaves and chord embellishments in this fantastic jazzblues style. Wes montgomery guitar tab lesson cd 204 tabs 14 bts. Wes montgomery, jazz guitarist who influenced many. Gibson es125d strings wes montgomery used heavy gauge flat wound guitar strings to. In this artist study, youll learn some of the elements in the style of wes montgomery s playing.
Its hard to hear anything jazz guitar and not associate with a hint of wes montgomery behind it. Jazz guitar chords wes montgomerys chord solos home jazz. Download and print unit 7 sheet music for guitar tablature by wes montgomery. In the case of montgomery, his is the quintessential bebop flavored jazz guitar player, and in my estimation, the best ever, and thats in some pretty heavy company. You can never go wrong with a wes montgomery album, and this reissue captures the brilliance of his early60s playing. Thumbs up if you like it and thanks for watching from the album the boss guitar to download the file please subscribe to this channel and. Wes himself stuck with chords played mainly on adjacent strings and drop 2 chord shapes. Jazz standards for jazz guitar pdf sheet music, tabs, chords and soloing with audio examples welcome to our archive of some of the most popular jazz standards for jazz guitar. Here, we will provide you with lead sheets, basic chord melodies, chords and single note solos that you can begin applying over some of the most popular standards right away. Montgomery s use of his thumb in place of a pick gave each note a fleshy, full tone that distinguished his sound as a player.
Play guitar like wes montgomery fundamental changes. In this lesson, you will learn wes montgomery inspired chord solo licks that youll apply over a blues in f and over the jazz standard yesterdays. He began playing guitar in his late teens and played in the lionel hampton band from 194850 and in indianapolis during the 1950s, most often. How to play the popular blues song natural d blues by wes montgomery on the guitar. In this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. With standard guitar notation, introductory text and performance notes. Wes montgomery style video core lesson by wolf marshall. Montgomerys bop period ended much too soon, but thankfully, he recorded his share of rewarding bop albums when he was still boporiented and one of them is boss guitar, which orrin keepnews produced in 1963.
Wes montgomery days of wine and roses is from the cd boss guitar solo transcription this transcription you can buy on my website. Taught by marcelo berestovoy in in the style of wes montgomery series length. Wes montgomery style by wolf marshall video core lesson. Drawing on classic blues elements, west coast blues is constructed in a way that is both unique and a joy to listen to. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Wes montgomery tabs guitar tabs with rhythm songsterr. On this track we hear wes taking it slow by building from singlenote, then octaves, then fullblown block chords. Wes was a master of rhythm, sound, technique and overall raised the bar for jazz guitarists worldwide. Besides covering the more famous aspects of montgomerys style, such as thumb and octave techniques, important yet rarely discussed chord substitution devices and single.
Wes montgomery guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited. Heres the short list of best solos by wes montgomery, the legendary jazz guitarist. He began playing guitar in his late teens and played in the lionel hampton band from 194850 and in indianapolis during the 1950s, most often with his brothers buddy. Modal harmony, repetition, motive development, rhythmic development and modes are used. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. In this lesson, we are checking out three guitar licks in the style of the jazz king, wes montgomery. It was reissued by original jazz classics with alternate takes. Wes montgomery days of wine and roses 1963 jazz guitar.
Highquality online guitar lessons taught by professional guitar teachers and top recording artists. In this lesson well talk about using the thumb to play octaves, singlenote lines, chords, and wes power chords so that you can see, hear and try this technique. Legendary wes montgomery probably is the greatest jazz guitarist of all times. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Guitar on the go wes montgomery, the wes montgomery trio. Although organ jazz was quite a cash cow at the time, montgomery was firmly rooted in bop, more eager to see what he could do with material like. Play like wes montgomery today jamie holroyd guitar. Part 1 of 47 how to play natural d blues by wes montgomery. How to lay in the style of es montgomery gibson l4 with a charlie christian bar pickup. Free guitar lessons from marcelo berestovoy with tabs and high definition video. Wes montgomery style jazz lesson 3831 guitar lessons. Montgomery s bop period ended much too soon, but thankfully, he recorded his share of rewarding bop albums when he was still boporiented and one of them is boss guitar, which orrin keepnews produced in 1963.
This is actually two lessons in one, learn the head in a simple single note version then proceed to the octave melody. How to play natural d blues by wes montgomery wonderhowto. Montgomerys use of his thumb in place of a pick gave each note a fleshy, full tone that distinguished his sound as a player. If four on six can be called wes montgomerys most famous selfpenned tune although he wrote a few other great ones west coast blues jumps to mind, then his solo on smokin at the half note is almost certainly his most famous solo on the tune. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody.
Wes montgomery best of boss guitar book mel bay publications. Hp kruesi will set all this against a backdrop of backing tracks in swing, latin, and latin pop styles. Wes montgomerys west coast blues for guitar one of wes montgomerys signature tunes, west coast blues, is a captivating take on the blues form. The key technique in getting the wes montgomery sound is using the thumb to pick the strings. Road song guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. The final riverside release of wes montgomery material before the important label went completely bankrupt was similar to his debut four years earlier. Jan 04, 2017 in this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. Legendary jazz guitarist wes montgomery reunited with the master of the hammond b3, melvin rhyne, and the result was the formidable boss guitar. John leslie wes montgomery was from indianapolis, indiana. Wes montgomery, jazz guitarist who influenced many african.
On the riverside recording boss guitar wes demonstrates why he is still considered as one of the finest artists of the jazz guitar. Wes montgomery is to jazz is what jimi hendrix was to rock and this lesson explains a few key ways that will help you play like wes montgomery. The 1960 nat adderly tune, with wes montgomery playing guitar on the original recording, is a 16 bar jazz head that goes into a 12 bar minor blues progression. He was an african american jazz guitarist, probably the most influential postwar improviser on his instrument. Play guitar like wes montgomery fundamental changes music. Sep 28, 2008 jazz, blues, pop guitar video lesson by pedja simovic.
In fact, more than a few big band arrangements of four on six use bits and pieces of his solo in different locations. Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house. A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. The jazz style of wes montgomery wes montgomery was one of the greatest jazz guitarists, one of the most recognizable, and one of the most influential. Now marcelo explores some other techniques that made wes montgomery s style so unique, particularly chord solos, chording between phrases, and injecting a latin feel into parts of his arrangements. Wes montgomery the guitar styles of wes montgomery dvd adrian ingrams detailed examination of wes montgomerys unique style is a tourdeforce in the art of jazz guitar. Wes montgomery the guitar styles of wes montgomery dvd adrian ingrams detailed examination of wes montgomery s unique style is a tourdeforce in the art of jazz guitar. The jazz style of wes montgomery real easy jazz guitar.
All s are by the author and vintage guitar magazine. Wes montgomery guitar solo transcriptions from west coast blues. A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. Joined by mel ryne on hammond b3 organ, boss guitar has a unique sound, as ryne plays a wonderfully smoky and smooth organ, which compliments wes playing brilliantly. Youll find many more wes style jazz heads, instrumentals, octave solos, licks, etc. Wes montgomery chord solo over a blues in f before playing the entire solo, lets have a look at the chord licks and their concepts. The chord solos of wes montgomery techniques and concepts. Now marcelo explores some other techniques that made wes montgomerys style so unique, particularly chord solos, chording between phrases, and injecting a latin feel into parts of his arrangements. In this artist study, youll learn some of the elements in the style of wes montgomerys playing. Besides covering the more famous aspects of montgomery s style, such as thumb and octave techniques, important yet rarely discussed chord substitution devices and single. Boss guitar is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery that was released in 1963 by riverside. Montgomery unit 7 sheet music for guitar tablature pdf.
Buy wes montgomerys album titled boss guitar the complete lp to enjoy in your home or car, due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Wes montgomery the trick bag solo transcription pdf in. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, bumpin, far wes. Boss city bumpin bumping on sunset solo bumpin on sunset butterfly california dreaming. Before he moved away from straightahead jazz and starting playing what is now known as smooth jazz, wes montgomery was one of bops finest guitarists.
Road song tab by wes montgomery wes electric guitar. Jazz, blues, pop guitar video lesson by pedja simovic. In his brief career, wes montgomery completely revolutionized jazz guitar. Hardly an obscure jazz guitarist, along with charlie christian and django wes is one of, or perhaps the greatest influence of jazz guitar. Wes montgomerys first recordings as a leader for riverside featured the popular organguitardrums lineup, a configuration that he later abandoned for the better part of his stint with the label. Studies of wes incredible solos, his melodic, rhythmic and harmonic approaches will prove beneficial to any guitaristwith interest in jazz. While the records that followed would give him some radio hits and lose him some fans, the 1963 session was a time when he really could make the bold claim of the albums title. Have a look at our guitar song lesson database now, all lessons are high quality video tutorials, shot with 4 cameras and contain onscreen tablature. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single notes to octaves to chords. Jul 29, 2015 10 easy jazz guitar licks to play over a bb7 chord. It is played in style of wes montgomery using octaves only. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. Listen free to wes montgomery boss guitar besame mucho, dearly beloved and more.
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