Wes Montgomery Documentary ( Part 3 of 4 )
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Part 3 of 4: The Life and Music Of Wes Montgomery.
The audio commentary by The Great Jazz Singer Nancy Wilson is produced and brought to us by NPR Jazz Profiles. The graphics and short videos throughout the documentary are edited into the project by your's truely. Stay tuned for the final part of this wonderful profile of the Genius that was Wes Montgomery !
Other Commentary from:
Serene Woods ( Wes's Widow)
Buddy Montgomery
Monk Montgomery
Melvin Rhyne
John Levy
Jim Fergueson
Orrin Keepnews
Creed Taylor
Don Sebesky
George benson
Lee Ritenour
Emily Reemler
Nat Adderly
Gary Giddins and more......
I get goosebumps every time I hear this fantastic musician. He lives on and on!! And from my home town!!
"Bumpin" wasn't a "Bop" tune/standard. It is actually (to me anyway), a deep insight to what Wes was hearing in his head/heart. Bumpin is just such a deep groovin tune, just pure soul from the heart of Wes.
wes belongs to the most important artists of the 20th century. among with picasso, ciaccometti, hotowitz etc....
I love his wifes Serene response to the pick: "Man...would you pleeeeeze...stop playin so I can get some sleep!" Lol (1:22)
Wes is the best!!
Thanks much for sharing the life of this great musician
Thanks for sharing this archive material of a fondly remembered genius.
Thanks so much for putting this lovely documentary up for us. Very Best Wishes, Dave ('Small Days')
Fantastic!!!
My own brother Jimma...was born without the bone in his left pinky finger...he and I played a few songs in the '80s...then he became a famous country guitarist! Jim can play ANYTHING that Wes recorded!
Wonderful!!!
Luv it...thanks!
When he speaks at the beginning he sounds a lot like Quincy Jones.
SUPERB.
@SmallDays1 Happy to know that you are enjoying the RARE footage.
Maybe it wasn't the most technical or jazzy but for all an around musical feeling, rhythm, melody and good sound I choose "Bumpin" as Wes's best single recording.
Full house live, hands down. Even more than Smokin', which sounds conservative and stifled in comparison
I heard a music critic once describe wes's music as "he plays the melody lines and the chorus and then just plays octaves for his improvisation......" implying that Wes wasnt very creative......I almost gagged on that and thought when he said it...."it may be his opinion but he proves what an ass he is!." That's what I thought....how could anyone impune Wes's playing and talent????
+paulyrulo1 Right on Pauly, many, who listened to Wes just didn't "get it". Shallow thinking and hearing. My Bro. and I still say no one's cut him yet. No one can GROOVE you like Wes. We still feel this way. We hurried home on the bus clutching "Incredible Jazz Guitar" when it was new. It changed our lives forever. We destroyed two Magnavox turntables on Montgomery LPs alone.
@ paulyrulo1: There is always mediocrity nay-saying the achievements of the genuinely great, and this guy sounds like that kind of type. Forget him; no one will remember him a year from now, whereas as long as people enjoy great music, Wes' genius will live on. Perhaps the story is apocryphal, but someone is supposed to have asked Duke Ellington - maybe it was Count Basie - to explain jazz. His reply was "If you have to ask, you'll never understand."
I love you
The Verve orchestrations were aweful, far too brash & overbearing .. but yielded commercial success 4 Wes & away from those “day-jobs”