Not only was Wes the greatest guitar player, he was also the greatest guy. This comes across as clear as his playing just by watching and listening to him speak, smile, and enjoy the wonderful time he had playing.
I read somewhere that his technique of playing softly was acquired due to the hours he was able to practice. Because he worked double shifts in a factory and when he got up late at night he had to play the guitar in a way that would not disturb the neighbors. Is that true?
@@lindab52qw In Brazil, we say "enfeitar o palhaco" (to decorate the clown) when a fact does not seem as attractive as the rumor. Or There is also: the amendment "a emenda é melhor que o sonnet" (it is better than the sonnet)
@@sorshiaemms5959 Everything. The way they play instruments is different. The way drummer holds sticks, Wes Montgomery light touch. When I’m not paying attention the guitar sounds like horns sometimes dual harmony horns. I’ll never listen trout mask replica ever again.
After playing guitar for 55 years I still learn more from this guy than I do for anybody. The whole package. Melody, harmony, movement, phrasing, you name it it's all there. There may be other people who can play faster or play different but nobody's like Wes. A true pioneer install my favorite guitarist. Thank God there is UA-cam and we get a choice and chance to see this kind of stuff whenever we want for free.
So well put.. he was incredible musician first and formost, he could have played any instrument and be equally amazing on it. Thank God he choose the guitar :)
@ ScottGoldbergguitar - I'm an old guy now - 62 and counting - so I have been listening to Wes Montgomery now for a long time. I didn't even discover his music until I was in my early twenties, but that still means forty or so years of listening to the man. And the more time passes, the more I am awed by his greatness and just how utterly unique he and his music really were. You're right: There's no one else like Wes. It is a measure of the greatness of Wes Montgomery that even the very best jazz musicians in the world - including many of the people with whom he played - were amazed by his genius. Wynton Kelly, acclaimed by many jazz pianists as the finest accompanist ever in modern jazz, sometimes just "laid out" - dropped out of the band entirely - during some of Wes' lengthy minutes-long multi-chorus solo flights. He didn't see any reason to play, so he didn't. Kelly was an extremely rare and elite talent himself, so it speaks to just how special and unique Wes really was. Guys like him didn't impress easy....
Free? How do you get free Internet and a free computer? I had to pay $500 or so for my Dell desktop and accessories and pay $100 a month for phone and Internet! Not to mention being tracked by Google.
This is music by extremely talented musicians who were paid a pittance when you compare it to the likes of Ed Sheeran and similar guys like Elton John who can’t sing and Sheeran guitar skill is knowing a few chords to get by on. It’s all BS in today’s pop culture but pure jazz musicians knew their craft.
There's a great NPR Jazz Profiles on Wes. Not a movie, but about the closest thing out right now. Great interviews, and talks about his practice habits and getting inspired by Charlie Christian.
If Wes teaches us one thing its no matter how skilled or accomplished you may or may not be , always, always be respectful and humble with others. He's almost aplogetic when speaking to the pianist. Just so refreshing watching a giant of a musician be an even greater human being.
Oh but he had the disposition of a jazz musician for sure. Years before he became famous, younger cats would sit at the Missile Room. If they messed up (and trust me that's often)-yoiu're allowed to play a couple of abbreviated choruses and sit down), then they were invited to come back when they got things worked out - albeit gracefully. There's a UA-cam documentary on this. Wes showed Pim the chord changes. At the Missile Room, however, you were expected to know the songs and chords. One dude recalls asking Wes for tchord changes, you guessed it. He was invited to come back after working things out.
He's HUMBLE ..I wonderful quality that is a dying breed. God Hates Pride. EGO stands for: "Edging God Out". But now, its all about PRIDE and Ego. And its the Evil type of Pride...Jus my two cents.
@@donmilland7606 - That's old-school tough love, jazz cat's style. You had to know your axe (instrument or voice, if you sang) cold, the tunes and the changes. No one was going to wait around for you to figure things out - no practicing on the bandstand! If the cats really wanted to test someone out big-time, they'll call some standard - maybe "Cherokee" or something like that - and then cycle it through all twelve keys at some ridiculous tempo. That separates the real deal players from the also-rans quite quickly. Wes was extremely humble and a pleasure to be around, according to those who knew him best. I'm speculating, but I think that he was maybe helping the Pim and the group out because of concerns over the language barrier - but as you can see/hear, once the trio show Wes they know how to play, everyone settles in really well and they sound great together. Honestly, I wish Wes had done more with the group, because they had real chemistry together.
(almost) every comment I see is full of positivity, joy, appreciation. the power of music made for the people with real heart, bringing people together across generations
I love the conversations in the music between Wes and the Pianist. Wes is gently guiding him into the progression of the standard but at the same time letting him add his own personal touch to the song. Master at work teaching, but always humble.
0:00 Blues 5:35 Nica's dream 14:27 Ni idea 29:26 Impressions 32:53 Twisted blues 38:24 here's that rainy day 45:34 Jingles 49:33 The girl next door 55:14 Four on six 1:00:00 Full house 1:05:05 here's that rainy day (si otra vez) 1:11:38 Twisted blues (si otra vez, si no te gusta anda a mirar a tini) Bueno si no lo hacia yo no lo iba a hacer nadie muchas gracias por nada
I'm a musician mainly into Reggae, I was watching an interview with George Benson, and he mentioned Wes, the way he spoke about him is the reason I'm here, he didn't lie, very enjoyable, and the way in which he interacts with his fellow musicians, just beautiful ❤
Here are the rest of the musicians and the producers: Bass - Arthur Harper (tracks: 05-09), Rick Laird (tracks: 10-14), Ruud Jacobs (tracks: 01-04) Drums - Han Bennink (tracks: 01-04), Jackie Dougan (tracks: 10-14), Jimmy Lovelace (tracks: 05-09) Guitar - Wes Montgomery Piano - Harold Mabern (tracks: 05-09), Pim Jacobs (tracks: 01-04), Stan Tracey (tracks: 10-14) Producer - David Peck, Phillip Galloway, Tom Gulotta
Wes is an example of how to lead strongly, with a soft voice and a gentle touch. He always encouraged input from others in planning how to start the songs, etc., but was quick to give directions if everyone else was silent. Always feels directed and never insecure or power hungry. You can learn more than just fantastic music from this guy.
Justo pensaba en algo similar. Ni los guitarristas que hoy se consideran supremos tienen esta habilidad de improvisación, es como si esta era fue el pique de la habilidad musical
Unlike most UA-camrs that play guitar for 15 seconds really fast nowadays....Wes could really tell a complete story while soloing and play amazingly along the way!!!
I started listening to Wes around 13 yrs young when my much older brother played his collection of jazz albums. Wes M. guitar style resonated with me then and still does today. When I was 18 I bought tickets to see him perform in Montreal and very sadly he left us a week before his appearance. RIP Wes
Comment ne pas aimer la beauté , cet enchantement qui rend heureux ?? 56 personnes ont appuyé sur pouce vers le bas incompréhensible... Cette mélodie « Ni Idea » est juste extraordinaire . Et la joie sur le visage de Wes quand le pianiste comprend, c’est un grand moment. Quel pied !Merci youtube. Ce monde du jazz a vraiment existé Dominique de Paris
je pense que pour apprécier le jazz il faut une culture musical minimum quand aux personnes qui ont mis le pouce en bas ca ne m'étonne pas car l'incompréhension suscite le rejet ...
Wes....one in a trillion kind of musician. He had an innate sense of melodic purity and a natural born swinger. He sure did seem like a very gentle, kind natured person. His ideas, tone, swing, sense of melody and an insanely good improvisor who often incorporated very sophisticated chord and line movements using the tritone substitution. Wes was one of the most gifted and brilliant of all the jazz musicians ever to play an instrument!
@adambrenner1721 - We know it as the tritone substitution, but Wes had virtually no formal instruction - he studied and swapped info and ideas some with fellow musicians and his brothers (Monk and Buddy were also gifted musicians) - and he figured out almost everything he knew unaided, by ear and by playing. Wes amazed Cannonball Adderley and his brother Nat and their group when doing recordings and gigs with Wes, saying "He plays in the wrong key, but it sounds so great we don't care!" His harmonic and melodic reharmonizations and substitutions were so hip and sophisticated, guys at Adderley's level were impressed. That's pretty hardcore greatness right there! As Wes showed, there are those rare individuals once in a while who are musical geniuses, and who can understand music at a very deep level without any formal instruction or with very little. Errol Garner, the legendary jazz pianist, was another one in that mold.
Je sais que tout le monde est ici pour Wes, et pour bonne raison, mais j'adore que nous pouvons entendre la basse dans l'enregistrement. C'est vraiment une performance magique.
The musicianship of all four guys is a joy to behold. Wes was an amazing talent. He seemed like such friendly, gentle man. I bought my first Wes Montgomery album, "Down Here on the Ground', in maybe 1970 when I was fifteen years old. Played it 'til it practically wore out. Had to buy another copy. This video should be in the Smithsonian.
dang 1970?? I found him when I was looking for some jazz to do work to when I was in high school (maybe 2 - 3 years ago now) and he's definitely changed the way I look at music now
There are jazz guitarists who may seem faster, more technical, flashier, more popular and so on , but very few have the variety, ability, improvisational mind, seemingly effortlessness, an unmatched ability to learn and arrange, embellish or minimalize to its essence a tune by ear in no time, and tone of Wes Montgomery . He is the quintessential great artist . Yes i refer to Wes Montgomery in the present tense . To me he is as alive as anyone who walks "this bitter earth" in the present and future .
nemo Truly. I’m glad he got to see modest commercial success rather than languish in little bars forever. He paid plenty of dues. It blows my mind he developed to his level while factory welding full time, for God’s sake. Also, the times you live in do heavily control some careers like music. I don’t think his talent could flourish today with today’s “tastes”, because there is not the demand no matter how good your product is, if it’s not the fashion or trend.
@chilitoday - yes indeed , at first he had to make a living as a welder and practice at night . One story has it that landlord and other tenants complained of Wes practicing in the middle of the night . so he started using his thumb to pick with to diminish the volume . It's the music business fat cats who recently and currently have dumbed down the tastes of the listeners . simply put , it sucks .
nemo Wes was fortunate in one big way. He lived in an era where music was much more sophisticated than now, coming off big bands. Great tunes were well known and had wide exposure. There was junk out too but compared to today, that junk was beautiful. Corner dive bars had great jazz going every night. That’s almost extinct. The culture has moved away from beautiful melody and harmony and toward ugliness.
I'd say he or some others watched alot of play by ear musicians so they might have been like music school students that got ideas to hot rod their stuff
the most amazing thing about watching Wes is even when he is teaching the pianist, he's never noodling. always playing with melodic intent. what a natural and fluid player.
@@tonishower6391 In a documentary, even Wes’s wife said she thought he should keep his music easier to understand, more accessible to the average listener. Maybe that’s why he did those easy listening covers like “Windy”, which don’t display his genius. I get it, his management wanted him on the radio etc. As a musician myself I like to do easy and hard too, ya know, do a bit of everything. I can’t even imagine what he would have done in the next part of his career, but it would’ve been awesome.
... have known WES since 1965 & I was 12, thru my older Nephew - George Domboka - in the then Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe ... he's the greatest ! Listen to SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOU & you will know what I mean !
There's a cool write up by pat metheny about this. Here's my fav quote, " Wes often proved to be a challenge for pianists. While many guitarists stick to single note horn-like playing when soloing with piano, Wes was a player who was constantly dropping in his own polyphonic asides and was ready to launch into full-blown harmonic variations at any point. Pianists used to controlling all the harmonic and rhythm section traffic might prove to be undone by such a challenging force as Wes. Through the quality of his listening, Pim Jacobs brings a level of attention to the details of Wes’s playing here that gives the guitarist the wide berth that he commanded while providing excellent and sensitive accompaniment throughout."
Ricordo che il jazz lo snobbavo come musica per anziani, io cresciuto ascoltando rock e derivati, ma un giorno questo live mi ha fatto amare il jazz ma soprattutto wes montgomery, lui lo metto al primo posto per lo stile e soprattutto le famose ottave che eseguite in slide sono fantastiche come le fa lui Lo ascolto ogni giorno! Un saluto dall Italia a chi ha caricato questo video🙂🤝
You can't do better than this. We are lucky to see the smile that accompanies the sound of Wes Montgomery. No-one did it better before or since. Gone at 45 RIP to the greatest.
Wes his smile is pure gold. The joy in his face is so unmistakably real. He really enjoys playing and makes me enjoy and appreciate life and music more.
I love you Wes Montgomery. What a beautiful man and what a beautiful way of communicating with your fellow musicians. I teach youngsters jazz guitar with humble beginnings which I learned from listening to you Wes. Thank you.
So great to see this in the *glorious, original black & white* . It’s bewildering and disgusting how many colorized clips from these performances are on UA-cam. *This* is the real deal!
The great Rick Laird on bass. Imagine playing with Wes and then playing behind John McLaughlin in the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the next decade. Happiest bassist ever.
wow, didn't know that! I always associated Laird with England and electric bass, but it makes sense he had played the upright and, the world being smaller then, had played with Wes
Belgian TV did an incredible job of showing the viewers what it is that the very best jazz players actually do with their hands and whole bodies to make the magic.
@@DennisPeeters1973 DENNIS A MILLION THANKS TO YOU FOR LISTING WHAT SHOULD BE ON THE DESCRIPTION. NEVER LEAVE OUT THE PLAYERS NAMES, IT'S JUST SO UNGRATEFUL WITH MUSICIANS LIKE THIS!!!!AND THE NAMES OF THE SONGS SO NEWER LISTENERS CAN RESEARCH MORE OF THESE GREAT COMPOSITIONS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME...
This video is an absolute gem! Great production, more than decent sound and EVEN BETTER PLAYERS. This has to be protected and locked down somewhere so it may never get lost or forgotten.
I agree one hundred percent. I don't think he can be matched. His gift came from the almighty. Music is complex. The fact that he can make chord changes on a dime is marvelous to me. He's also cool as hell with his dress, hair cuts. I don't ever get tired of watching and listening to Wes. Montgomery. So sorry he didn't pay to his physical symptoms and try to get medical attention. Maybe he would've lived longer to give us more beautiful music.RIP❤
Among great musicians (and great people) who left this Earth far too early, Wes Montgomery and Clifford Brown both come to mind immediately. At least we still have their music to bring us joy.
Arguably the best jazz guitarist ever.....and when I hear Russell Malone, Bobby Broom and George Benson speak of Wes, it's pretty clear how revered he was....tragically died at such a young age (45)
From Wes to the band to the music to the narrator....this is the smoothest video on UA-cam.
wow 1 day ago? I didn't think anyone would be here in 2024
@@davlynpratt2548 The UA-cam algorithm works in mysterious ways.
as if Wes's music ever ages!
@@davlynpratt2548 here in 21/11/24
And the top of the pianists head
Not only was Wes the greatest guitar player, he was also the greatest guy. This comes across as clear as his playing just by watching and listening to him speak, smile, and enjoy the wonderful time he had playing.
I read somewhere that his technique of playing softly was acquired due to the hours he was able to practice. Because he worked double shifts in a factory and when he got up late at night he had to play the guitar in a way that would not disturb the neighbors. Is that true?
@@sergio53800 That is what I have heard.
@@sergio53800 Ronnie Scott tells the story in this video. It was an aunt of Wes Montgomery who complained a little about the 'noise'.
@@lindab52qw In Brazil, we say "enfeitar o palhaco" (to decorate the clown) when a fact does not seem as attractive as the rumor.
Or
There is also: the amendment "a emenda é melhor que o sonnet" (it is better than the sonnet)
you can tell he was a good cook too from his facial expressions
This video is a national treasure. Wes Montgomery was at his peak!
Oh yes 👍
So good it lowered my cholesterol. I can listen to this everyday for the rest of my life
Don't know about my cholesterol, but t lowered my blood pressure.
100% AGREED MORE PEOPLE NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS
@@sorshiaemms5959 Everything. The way they play instruments is different. The way drummer holds sticks, Wes Montgomery light touch. When I’m not paying attention the guitar sounds like horns sometimes dual harmony horns. I’ll never listen trout mask replica ever again.
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That's ironic because Wes died of a heart attack
Today is the day I discovered Wes Montgomery.
Hallelujah
Then it was a great day, indeed. I still remember I discovered Wes myself.
❤
🍻
You’ll never forget him
Many of us 'think' we're musicians, till we watch them flesh out his riffs into sweet sweet jazz!
This video is a real jewel in the UA-cam's archives. Please, protect this international cultural patrimony.
Absolutely.
After playing guitar for 55 years I still learn more from this guy than I do for anybody. The whole package. Melody, harmony, movement, phrasing, you name it it's all there. There may be other people who can play faster or play different but nobody's like Wes. A true pioneer install my favorite guitarist. Thank God there is UA-cam and we get a choice and chance to see this kind of stuff whenever we want for free.
So well put.. he was incredible musician first and formost, he could have played any instrument and be equally amazing on it. Thank God he choose the guitar :)
@ ScottGoldbergguitar - I'm an old guy now - 62 and counting - so I have been listening to Wes Montgomery now for a long time. I didn't even discover his music until I was in my early twenties, but that still means forty or so years of listening to the man. And the more time passes, the more I am awed by his greatness and just how utterly unique he and his music really were. You're right: There's no one else like Wes.
It is a measure of the greatness of Wes Montgomery that even the very best jazz musicians in the world - including many of the people with whom he played - were amazed by his genius. Wynton Kelly, acclaimed by many jazz pianists as the finest accompanist ever in modern jazz, sometimes just "laid out" - dropped out of the band entirely - during some of Wes' lengthy minutes-long multi-chorus solo flights. He didn't see any reason to play, so he didn't. Kelly was an extremely rare and elite talent himself, so it speaks to just how special and unique Wes really was. Guys like him didn't impress easy....
precious words man-
Free? How do you get free Internet and a free computer? I had to pay $500 or so for my Dell desktop and accessories and pay $100 a month for phone and Internet! Not to mention being tracked by Google.
Totally agree with you: Wes Montgomery is a School on itself. So much to learn. Who would you think has picked uphis torch and carried on his legacy ?
Real musicians. How incredibly beautiful this is.
Yes wesbon
O yeah :)
Music first, none of the superficial bs.
This is music by extremely talented musicians who were paid a pittance when you compare it to the likes of Ed Sheeran and similar guys like Elton John who can’t sing and Sheeran guitar skill is knowing a few chords to get by on. It’s all BS in today’s pop culture but pure jazz musicians knew their craft.
Shame on thumbs down. Wes Montgomery is an American treasure!!
Only thumbs Wes cared about were his and the warm sound it produced.
Somebody should do a movie about Wes and his career
He's deceptively good... I play jazz guitar, and some of the stuff he pulls out of his ass is incredible.
There's a great NPR Jazz Profiles on Wes. Not a movie, but about the closest thing out right now. Great interviews, and talks about his practice habits and getting inspired by Charlie Christian.
@@mrscottybergs is it available for upload?
@@CountMenliff www.npr.org/2007/09/26/14687657/wes-montgomery-the-unmistakable-jazz-guitar
@@mrscottybergs thank you so much😎🎸
If Wes teaches us one thing its no matter how skilled or accomplished you may or may not be , always, always be respectful and humble with others. He's almost aplogetic when speaking to the pianist. Just so refreshing watching a giant of a musician be an even greater human being.
Oh but he had the disposition of a jazz musician for sure. Years before he became famous, younger cats would sit at the Missile Room. If they messed up (and trust me that's often)-yoiu're allowed to play a couple of abbreviated choruses and sit down), then they were invited to come back when they got things worked out - albeit gracefully. There's a UA-cam documentary on this. Wes showed Pim the chord changes. At the Missile Room, however, you were expected to know the songs and chords. One dude recalls asking Wes for tchord changes, you guessed it. He was invited to come back after working things out.
Absolutely right
He's HUMBLE ..I wonderful quality that is a dying breed. God Hates Pride. EGO stands for: "Edging God Out". But now, its all about PRIDE and Ego. And its the Evil type of Pride...Jus my two cents.
Something we need to relearn as a society
@@donmilland7606 - That's old-school tough love, jazz cat's style. You had to know your axe (instrument or voice, if you sang) cold, the tunes and the changes. No one was going to wait around for you to figure things out - no practicing on the bandstand! If the cats really wanted to test someone out big-time, they'll call some standard - maybe "Cherokee" or something like that - and then cycle it through all twelve keys at some ridiculous tempo. That separates the real deal players from the also-rans quite quickly.
Wes was extremely humble and a pleasure to be around, according to those who knew him best. I'm speculating, but I think that he was maybe helping the Pim and the group out because of concerns over the language barrier - but as you can see/hear, once the trio show Wes they know how to play, everyone settles in really well and they sound great together. Honestly, I wish Wes had done more with the group, because they had real chemistry together.
(almost) every comment I see is full of positivity, joy, appreciation. the power of music made for the people with real heart, bringing people together across generations
This beautiful music reminds me of my childhood when my Dad would play Wes' records on Saturday afternoons
in the house. Such great memories!
Amazing sound quality and so lucky to have Wes' live performance available for free in the comfort of my room
I love the conversations in the music between Wes and the Pianist. Wes is gently guiding him into the progression of the standard but at the same time letting him add his own personal touch to the song. Master at work teaching, but always humble.
Pim Jacobs (1934-1996) from Holland is the piano player.Well known in this small country.
@@KoxxMobilhome It's a small country with a big heart. Peace, Love and Jazz from the US.
Yes, this is what true cool looks, sounds and feels like! What a gift what a lesson in humility, mastery, wit and swing!!
@@KoxxMobilhomeThank you! I’ve been looking everywhere for his name
0:00 Blues
5:35 Nica's dream
14:27 Ni idea
29:26 Impressions
32:53 Twisted blues
38:24 here's that rainy day
45:34 Jingles
49:33 The girl next door
55:14 Four on six
1:00:00 Full house
1:05:05 here's that rainy day (si otra vez)
1:11:38 Twisted blues (si otra vez, si no te gusta anda a mirar a tini)
Bueno si no lo hacia yo no lo iba a hacer nadie muchas gracias por nada
Jajaa
14:27 = end of a love affair
@@maurocialone de nada wey
This cat's HIP MAN
true mvp
Gracias
I learned about Wes Montgomery through a rock guitarist who said that Wes is one of the greatest influencers of all time when it comes to the guitar.
F***ing Sick. Going to be buying Wes Montgomery and the rest of these cats are dope.
we are so fortunate to be able to watch and listen to this
Truth
Greetings from Bulgaria to everyone who listen this peace of Music in 2022!!! :P
Same in 2024!!
Yo aqui en chile disfrutando de esta gran obra de arte
Nov 2024
I'm a musician mainly into Reggae, I was watching an interview with George Benson, and he mentioned Wes, the way he spoke about him is the reason I'm here, he didn't lie, very enjoyable, and the way in which he interacts with his fellow musicians, just beautiful ❤
so much pure, unadulterated musical expression!
Here are the rest of the musicians and the producers:
Bass - Arthur Harper (tracks: 05-09), Rick Laird (tracks: 10-14), Ruud Jacobs (tracks: 01-04)
Drums - Han Bennink (tracks: 01-04), Jackie Dougan (tracks: 10-14), Jimmy Lovelace (tracks: 05-09)
Guitar - Wes Montgomery
Piano - Harold Mabern (tracks: 05-09), Pim Jacobs (tracks: 01-04), Stan Tracey (tracks: 10-14)
Producer - David Peck, Phillip Galloway, Tom Gulotta
Christine Berven Rick Laird who went on to work with Mahavishnu John McLaughlin.
Thank you.
Han Bennink is still playing. I was fortunate to work with him and ICP Orchestra a few years ago.
Thanks for this, so we can fully appreciate the supporting musicians, who do a swinging job here!
Thanks for the line up
The audio of the drummer yelling during the solos got me 😂
I had to hold my phone up to my ear to make sure I wasn't hearing things 😅
Wes is an example of how to lead strongly, with a soft voice and a gentle touch. He always encouraged input from others in planning how to start the songs, etc., but was quick to give directions if everyone else was silent. Always feels directed and never insecure or power hungry. You can learn more than just fantastic music from this guy.
Wes is so happy playing music... bless his soul... pure man
Como se necesitan hoy en día músicos como estos. Cuando la "música" actual es desechable, hace falta música como esta, que sea real y eterna.
Justo pensaba en algo similar. Ni los guitarristas que hoy se consideran supremos tienen esta habilidad de improvisación, es como si esta era fue el pique de la habilidad musical
Makes me weep to hear the extraordinary talent of these guys
OMG, YES!!! WEEP IS T H E. WORD & EMOTIONS ALONG WITH IT~~~
60年代のJAZZが現代に甦る、素晴らしい👍
Musical genius. It blows me away how utterly effortless Wes makes the most complex of guitar playing look.
Unlike most UA-camrs that play guitar for 15 seconds really fast nowadays....Wes could really tell a complete story while soloing and play amazingly along the way!!!
Never fails to impress. I've been impressed since about 1963, when my father introduced me to the music of Wes Montgomery.
Si pagas internet , que sea para ver tesoros como éste 🕺💆🏻♂️
In my household we call him peerless Montgomery. Truly a sublime, once in a lifetime talent.
I started listening to Wes around 13 yrs young when my much older brother played his collection of jazz albums. Wes M. guitar style resonated with me then and still does today. When I was 18 I bought tickets to see him perform in Montreal and very sadly he left us a week before his appearance.
RIP Wes
😭😭
Comment ne pas aimer la beauté , cet enchantement qui rend heureux ?? 56 personnes ont appuyé sur pouce vers le bas incompréhensible...
Cette mélodie « Ni Idea » est juste extraordinaire . Et la joie sur le visage de Wes quand le pianiste comprend, c’est un grand moment. Quel pied !Merci youtube. Ce monde du jazz a vraiment existé
Dominique de Paris
je pense que pour apprécier le jazz il faut une culture musical minimum quand aux personnes qui ont mis le pouce en bas ca ne m'étonne pas car l'incompréhension suscite le rejet ...
Wes....one in a trillion kind of musician. He had an innate sense of melodic purity and a natural born swinger. He sure did seem like a very gentle, kind natured person. His ideas, tone, swing, sense of melody and an insanely good improvisor who often incorporated very sophisticated chord and line movements using the tritone substitution. Wes was one of the most gifted and brilliant of all the jazz musicians ever to play an instrument!
Absolutely spot on. If music has a place in your life, you just cant but adore Wes.
@adambrenner1721 - We know it as the tritone substitution, but Wes had virtually no formal instruction - he studied and swapped info and ideas some with fellow musicians and his brothers (Monk and Buddy were also gifted musicians) - and he figured out almost everything he knew unaided, by ear and by playing.
Wes amazed Cannonball Adderley and his brother Nat and their group when doing recordings and gigs with Wes, saying "He plays in the wrong key, but it sounds so great we don't care!" His harmonic and melodic reharmonizations and substitutions were so hip and sophisticated, guys at Adderley's level were impressed. That's pretty hardcore greatness right there!
As Wes showed, there are those rare individuals once in a while who are musical geniuses, and who can understand music at a very deep level without any formal instruction or with very little. Errol Garner, the legendary jazz pianist, was another one in that mold.
Je sais que tout le monde est ici pour Wes, et pour bonne raison, mais j'adore que nous pouvons entendre la basse dans l'enregistrement. C'est vraiment une performance magique.
oui!
It absolutely is !!!
Who is the guy in the Bass chair ?
The whole shabang! 👍
Phénoménal, merci pour les vidéos
La hace hablar, cantar y llorar a esa guitarra. Me encantó!
The musicianship of all four guys is a joy to behold. Wes was an amazing talent. He seemed like such friendly, gentle man. I bought my first Wes Montgomery album, "Down Here on the Ground', in maybe 1970 when I was fifteen years old. Played it 'til it practically wore out. Had to buy another copy. This video should be in the Smithsonian.
❤ All I can say
Check out the Documentary on PBS about Wes’ life and Music. Awesome🎉❤
dang 1970?? I found him when I was looking for some jazz to do work to when I was in high school (maybe 2 - 3 years ago now) and he's definitely changed the way I look at music now
I'm so glad that I'm living in the world that allow me to see the masterpiece from past days
Such an unassuming gentleman with extraordinary skills
There are jazz guitarists who may seem faster, more technical, flashier, more popular and so on , but very few have the variety, ability, improvisational mind, seemingly effortlessness, an unmatched ability to learn and arrange, embellish or minimalize to its essence a tune by ear in no time, and tone of Wes Montgomery . He is the quintessential great artist . Yes i refer to Wes Montgomery in the present tense . To me he is as alive as anyone who walks "this bitter earth" in the present and future .
nemo Truly. I’m glad he got to see modest commercial success rather than languish in little bars forever. He paid plenty of dues.
It blows my mind he developed to his level while factory welding full time, for God’s sake. Also, the times you live in do heavily control some careers like music. I don’t think his talent could flourish today with today’s “tastes”, because there is not the demand no matter how good your product is, if it’s not the fashion or trend.
@chilitoday - yes indeed , at first he had to make a living as a welder and practice at night . One story has it that landlord and other tenants complained of Wes practicing in the middle of the night . so he started using his thumb to pick with to diminish the volume . It's the music business fat cats who recently and currently have dumbed down the tastes of the listeners . simply put , it sucks .
nemo Wes was fortunate in one big way. He lived in an era where music was much more sophisticated than now, coming off big bands. Great tunes were well known and had wide exposure. There was junk out too but compared to today, that junk was beautiful. Corner dive bars had great jazz going every night. That’s almost extinct. The culture has moved away from beautiful melody and harmony and toward ugliness.
I'd say he or some others watched alot of play by ear musicians so they might have been like music school students that got ideas to hot rod their stuff
@@chilitoday man some people like chocolate and others vanilla music is a big icecream bar
This is the best video on the internet.
the most amazing thing about watching Wes is even when he is teaching the pianist, he's never noodling. always playing with melodic intent. what a natural and fluid player.
God bless you mr wes
60 years later youre still the best!!
this is priceless.. It really is.
Never get tired of listening to this video... A class of one.xx
There’s levels. Then there’s next level. Then there’s Wes.
Sure is that . So few understand.... awesome
@@tonishower6391 In a documentary, even Wes’s wife said she thought he should keep his music easier to understand, more accessible to the average listener. Maybe that’s why he did those easy listening covers like “Windy”, which don’t display his genius. I get it, his management wanted him on the radio etc. As a musician myself I like to do easy and hard too, ya know, do a bit of everything. I can’t even imagine what he would have done in the next part of his career, but it would’ve been awesome.
Love, love, love....💜
Just endless cool ideas from Wes
Watching this Christmas morning, 2020 and it's exactly what I needed. Musicianship at it's finest!
Same here!
The man can play!
Same here in 2021.
... have known WES since 1965 & I was 12, thru my older Nephew - George Domboka - in the then Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe ... he's the greatest ! Listen to SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOU & you will know what I mean !
Here on May 17th, 2024, and it's as good as it was in 1965 when I was just 2 years old
If there was 1 person i could have met in my life it eould be Wes Montgomery....Absolute genius....
I love seeing Wes smile.
so glad I came across the playing of Wes Montgomery 5 years ago
Wes is so 👍 to listen to and watch. Especially his octave usage technique known for.
I smiled along the whole video. Loved the conversation where he teaches him the chords so much. Brillant musicians. Wes is a God
Truer words have never been said . Yes , Wes is God .
There's a cool write up by pat metheny about this. Here's my fav quote, " Wes often proved to be a challenge for pianists. While many guitarists stick to single note horn-like playing when soloing with piano, Wes was a player who was constantly dropping in his own polyphonic asides and was ready to launch into full-blown harmonic variations at any point. Pianists used to controlling all the harmonic and rhythm section traffic might prove to be undone by such a challenging force as Wes. Through the quality of his listening, Pim Jacobs brings a level of attention to the details of Wes’s playing here that gives the guitarist the wide berth that he commanded while providing excellent and sensitive accompaniment throughout."
Ben Martens that’s awesome. Very interesting. While pat is not my fav guitar hero at all, these words make so much sense!
@@benmartens2885 Sensitive analysis by Metheny (as you'd expect). Is the whole write up online somewhere? Love to get a look at it.
he probably could play sleeping but back then its how players used to think like a cocktail mixer for the bilderbergs
Ricordo che il jazz lo snobbavo come musica per anziani, io cresciuto ascoltando rock e derivati, ma un giorno questo live mi ha fatto amare il jazz ma soprattutto wes montgomery, lui lo metto al primo posto per lo stile e soprattutto le famose ottave che eseguite in slide sono fantastiche come le fa lui
Lo ascolto ogni giorno!
Un saluto dall Italia a chi ha caricato questo video🙂🤝
You can't do better than this. We are lucky to see the smile that accompanies the sound of Wes Montgomery. No-one did it better before or since. Gone at 45 RIP to the greatest.
Wes his smile is pure gold. The joy in his face is so unmistakably real. He really enjoys playing and makes me enjoy and appreciate life and music more.
My favorite jazz guitar player, thanks for sharing 🙏
Mine too.
I rewatch this video sooooooooo much, never get sick of it, perfect rainy day/cleaning music
Me too!
One of my favorite videos on the internet.
Yeah baby 🎉hit them notes 🎶 like they owe you money 💰
I love you Wes Montgomery. What a beautiful man and what a beautiful way of communicating with your fellow musicians. I teach youngsters jazz guitar with humble beginnings which I learned from listening to you Wes. Thank you.
What a wonderfull man.a genius.i have loved him from when I was 15 years old
A great loss.tom.
So great to see this in the *glorious, original black & white* . It’s bewildering and disgusting how many colorized clips from these performances are on UA-cam. *This* is the real deal!
Pianist is bad news i tell you..Top notch musician he was.
Pim Jacobs was a top jazzer, just check how quickly he learned At the End of a Love Affair.
If there is a heaven, first thing I do when I get there is find out where Wes is playing that night
Thanks a million!
I love Wes!
Cheers!
The great Rick Laird on bass. Imagine playing with Wes and then playing behind John McLaughlin in the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the next decade. Happiest bassist ever.
wow, didn't know that! I always associated Laird with England and electric bass, but it makes sense he had played the upright and, the world being smaller then, had played with Wes
I don't think that is Rick Laird. I'm sure that is Ruud Jacobs, brother of Pim Jacobs, the pianist.
@@WillemdeBoerCoaching Think he is referring to the last segment of this video - where Ronnie Scott appears as compare. That is Rick Laird for sure.
@@WillemdeBoerCoaching I agree
This is not only an invaluable document of the great Wes Montgomery, but also of jazz guitar and jazz history in general!
thank you for the efforts to upload and share this great artist
Grandissimo! La cosa più soprendente e che lui non sapeva leggere gli spartiti musicali, perchè non conosceva la musica. Lui era la musica.
Sono d'accordo completamente :)
So good to see Pim Jacobs on piano and Ruud Jacobs on bass! Makes me proud to be Dutch 😁 Who's the drummer? Han Bennink?
Yes
Belgian TV did an incredible job of showing the viewers what it is that the very best jazz players actually do with their hands and whole bodies to make the magic.
Dutch actually, Pim Jacobs trio with Han Bennink on drums! Legends in their own right!
yes Pim Jacobs indeed!
@@DennisPeeters1973 DENNIS A MILLION THANKS TO YOU FOR LISTING WHAT SHOULD BE ON THE DESCRIPTION. NEVER LEAVE OUT THE PLAYERS NAMES, IT'S JUST SO UNGRATEFUL WITH MUSICIANS LIKE THIS!!!!AND THE NAMES OF THE SONGS SO NEWER LISTENERS CAN RESEARCH MORE OF THESE GREAT COMPOSITIONS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME...
So much fun watching this. Such spontaneity! Great to hear Wes with a few Dutch legends
A gentleman through and through.
It's 2am and can't sleep..... Found this and is magical!!! Doesn't get better than Wes Montgomery
My dad played a lot of Wes when I was a boy in the 60s. I loved his tone. All in the thumb. The sweet Gibson doesn't hurt either. 😀
This was the first UA-cam video I ever watched on the platform when it first launched way back. This is gold
That was a sign!!! You landed on cool relaxed mastery swinging madly effortlessly. A reflection of your best self! 😊
Perhaps the greatest ever!!!!
ここに来てウエスモンゴメリ～の良さを、再認識した次第です。
lovely ... beautiful😃
This video is an absolute gem! Great production, more than decent sound and EVEN BETTER PLAYERS. This has to be protected and locked down somewhere so it may never get lost or forgotten.
Wes seems soooo sweet hahaha I love him, what a player also
This is extremely good. Wes at his best. But don't forget Pim - what a piano player. Im so glad i found this recording.
Yes good wes magic fingers Montgomery forever jazz music
I agree one hundred percent. I don't think he can be matched. His gift came
from the almighty. Music is complex. The fact that he can make chord changes on a dime is marvelous to me. He's also cool as hell with his dress, hair cuts. I don't ever get tired of watching and listening to Wes.
Montgomery. So sorry he didn't pay to his physical symptoms and try to get medical attention. Maybe he would've lived longer to give us more beautiful music.RIP❤
Just the fact that this was all improvised is astonishing to me. It’s like they rehearsed for days.
This is good and fine art. Best quality music.
First time hearing this. It’s immense! ❤
It amazes me to watch these truly gifted musicians teach each other. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Give me Wes over any shred metal guitarist any day.
That's pure talent right there.
Among great musicians (and great people) who left this Earth far too early, Wes Montgomery and Clifford Brown both come to mind immediately. At least we still have their music to bring us joy.
Incredible, genial Wes Montgomery!
the best music ever! ✌❤
Jazz musicians are on a different level
Arguably the best jazz guitarist ever.....and when I hear Russell Malone, Bobby Broom and George Benson speak of Wes, it's pretty clear how revered he was....tragically died at such a young age (45)
One of th best performances I've ever seen...by any band! Cookin'♨