Tranposable music notes for sheet music by wes montgomery wes montgomery. Jan 26, 2018 the set consists of many familiar tunes wes had recorded before on his iconic riverside studio sessions including jingles and round midnight from the wes montgomery trio in 1959, and twisted blues from so much guitar. Wes montgomery 1960 1987 the incredible jazz guitar. Wes montgomery tequila verve vv6 8653 wes montgomery california dreaming verve vv6 8672 wes montgomery jazz spectrum, vol.
West coast blues live by wes montgomery wynton kelly trio on. The chart has standard instrumentation plus an alternate 2nd alto part with flute if desired. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery. Les morceaux airegin, dnatural blues, four on six, west coast blues et in your own sweet way sont enregistres le 26 janvier et polka dots and moonbeams. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo phrases used in west coast blues posted on november 16, 2016 by admin the thesis investigates wes montgomerys improvisational style, with the aim of uncovering the inner workings of montgomerys improvisational process, specifically his sequencing and placement of musical. The album featured johnny pates arrangements and a new hornflecked version of the guitarists classic west coast blues in a. Song west coast blues album version artist wes montgomery. Wes montgomery west coast blues drums, piano, bass. Wes montgomery john leslie montgomery born march 6, 1923. Wes montgomery tequila on two of the songs included on tequila, tequila and the thumb, wes montgomery had an opportunity to jam a bit while backed just by bassist ron carter, drummer grady tate and the congas of ray barretto. The album is considered by many fans and critics to be the pinnacle of montgomery s recorded studio work. Youre able to download printable sheet music john williams hedwigs theme for piano piano.
Riverside 12rcd44082 wes montgomery the complete riverside recordings. The solo changes are different than the changes for the melody, and so thats something to be aware of on this tune. It was covered by joscho stephan, the steve schmidt trio, hendrik meurkens misha tsiganov, cannonball adderley and his orchestra and other artists. Drawing on classic blues elements, west coast blues is constructed in a way that is both unique and a joy to listen to. Nancy wilson west coast blues lyrics genius lyrics. The set consists of many familiar tunes wes had recorded before on his iconic riverside studio sessions including jingles and round midnight from the wes montgomery trio in 1959, and twisted blues from so much guitar. Wes montgomery discography 19481963 noal cohens jazz.
Its basically a blues with some harmonic twists thrown in. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Another great, although lesserknown, recording of this tune is on movin wes, wess big band album. Wes montgomery west coast blues lyrics genius lyrics. Check out west coast blues live by wes montgomery wynton kelly trio on amazon music. Brother of the pianist and vibraphonist buddy montgomery 19302009, and of. Most of its tracks are considered to be the best examples of wes montgomery s two distinguishing techniques thumb picking and the use of octaves. Wes montgomery is provided with the ideal vehicle in which to excel. Wes montgomery west coast blues email this blogthis. The cover songs were all written by wes montgomery. West coast blues tab by wes montgomery guitare solo. Wes montgomery 55 west coast 14 west coast blues 9 whitney houston 1. The dynamic duo with jimmy smith verve, 1966 further adventures of jimmy and wes with jimmy smith verve, 1969 as sideman.
The album is considered by many fans and critics to be the pinnacle of montgomerys recorded studio work. Wes montgomerys west coast blues for guitar one of wes montgomerys signature tunes, west coast blues, is a captivating take on the blues form. Apr 20, 2015 the cover songs were all written by wes montgomery. Released this year, wes in paris live in 1965, is a treasure chest. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as django reinhardt and charlie christian and influencing countless others, including george benson, kenny burrell, royce campbell, grant green, jimi hendrix, steve howe, russell malone, pat martino, pat. Talking with the blues 18 big apple blues a collection of contemporary blues songs from new york city vol. The honeydrippers the john ford blues society the manish boys the mississippi delta blues band the modest jazz trio the montgomery brothers the paul butterfield blues band the premiers the pretty things the rev. Wes montgomery west coast blues free guitar backing track. Free mp3 album download plus 1 bonus track the present lp comprises material from two 1960 sessions. West coast blues by wes montgomery sheet music plus. To learn about full playback, mp3 download, video lessons and tab links. Wes montgomery jazz guitar transcription west coast blues. Originally released by cobblestone and later by muse, this 1997 cd reissue from 32 jazz features the distinctive and exploratory guitarist pat martino in a tribute to wes montgomery.
The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wikipedia. The disc opens with a version miles davis no blues which with suitable but restrained live background noise sets the scene for the live date. Jdownloader is a download manager, which allows the automatic download of files and split files from oneclick hosting sites such as rapidshare and megaupload. Apr 20, 2012 west coast blues was written by the unparalleled genius of jazz guitar, wes montgomery. The song west coast blues was written by wes montgomery and was first recorded and released by wes montgomery with tommy flanagan, percy heath, albert heath in 1960. The music is as wellplayed and swinging as one would expect from this superior bop group. I got a baby on the east coast i got a gig goin on the west coast suitcase full of sorrow im so tired of payin traveling dues lonely in the evenin no good make. Movin wes was montgomery s debut album on the verve label. A beleza desse trabalho e estupenda, um dos melhores discos ja feitos. Wess national reputation began to develop when pacific jazz and world pacific released.
Check out the inventive guitarist wes montgomery on our apple music. Martino does not attempt to sound like wes although he uses octaves here and there, and only one of the six selections road song was actually recorded by montgomery. No wonder the album made his name and secured his place as a key innovator of jazz guitar. Guitar mp3 backing track in style of wes montgomery to play along and improve your guitar skills. West coast blues wes montgomery song info allmusic. West coast blues guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. Produced by creed taylor, the album sold more than 100,000 copies initially, montgomery s. One of wes montgomerys signature tunes, west coast blues, is a captivating take on the blues form. The concert ends with three blues numbers, a medley of blue n boogie west coast blues and twisted blues.
Free guitar backing track for west coast blues by wes montgomery in mp3 format. Most of its tracks exemplify two of montgomerys distinguishing techniques. Wes is known for the use of his thumb rather than a plectrum. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz. He first recorded for the pacific jazz lable, but really set the jazz world on fire when he. West coast blues was written by the unparalleled genius of jazz guitar, wes montgomery. We have the quartet, the large band, blues, non blues, a quartet version of willow weep for me and a big band version of west coast blues compare the quartet version on incredible jazz.
West coast blues montgomery, granville sascha burland 7. Learn how to play wes montgomery songs for drums, piano, bass, acoustic guitar and ensemble online. This medium tempo swingin jazz waltz has the lilting 34 feel that is fun to play, along with written solos for alto 1 and trumpet 2. Kismet, the mastersounds world pacific, 1958 a good gittogether, jon hendricks world pacific, 1959 work song, nat adderley riverside, 1960 west coast blues. Movin wes is the twelfth album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery, released in 1964. I got a baby on the east coast i got a gig going on the west coast i got a suitcase full of sorrow im so tired of paying traveling dues lonely in the evening. Enter the wes montgomery international jazz guitar competition. Jingles, four on six, far wes, full house, road song, leila, the trick bag, wes tune, serene, west coast blues and associated finale files. I first learned it when i was trying to get my tritone substitutions into my playing but you can hear wess take on it on the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery. Wes montgomery smokin at the half note are to the montgomery discography. Print and download west coast blues sheet music in pdf. Nov 16, 2016 identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo phrases used in west coast blues posted on november 16, 2016 by admin the thesis investigates wes montgomerys improvisational style, with the aim of uncovering the inner workings of montgomerys improvisational process, specifically his sequencing and placement of musical. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo phrases. Wes montgomery 1960 1987 the incredible jazz guitar the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is the fourth album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery.
Tab in guitar pro based on the live acoustic version recorded at the jeff probst show download this tab for free here ht. The drops may refresh, but theres something melancholy about it. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is an album by american jazz guitarist wes. West coast blues, gone with the wind and mr walker aim at a more low down funky approach, with west coast blues the stand out track where wes montgomerys playing hits the heights that were to become almost a commonplace in his later career. The ruby braff discography and directory of performances. Wynton kelly trio with wes montgomery smokin at the. Wes montgomery west coast blues guitar backing track. Wes montgomery struggles with the early solos but within a few bars is playing on octaves and lifting the whole performance. It reached number 18 on the billboard jazz albums chart in 1967, his second album to reach the charts following the success of his later release bumpin. Wes montgomery wes montgomery plays the blues 1988, cd. West coast blues, gone with the wind and mr walker aim at a more low down funky approach, with west coast blues the stand out track where wes montgomery s playing hits the heights that were to become almost a commonplace in his later career. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. West coast blues, wess original composition, was a staple in his repertoire, including. West coast blues by wes montgomery on amazon music amazon.
Wes montgomery, the most significant jazz guitarist since pioneer genius charles christian freddy green didnt solo is heard here in various styles. Drawing on classic blues elements, west coast blues is constructed in a way that is both unique and a joy to listen to this three part lesson series will take a look at improvising over this classic tune using wes montgomery licks although youll be using west coast blues as a vehicle for. Check out west coast blues by wes montgomery on amazon music. Listening to wes montgomery is like experiencing the first warm rain in spring. Clearly, montgomerys taylorera discography lacks the raw. Wes montgomery other sessions at the half note 1965 all blues j abr010 wes montgomery goin out of my head verve vv6 8642 1966. Part 1 of the wes montgomery discography includes his years with lionel hampton and sessions for the pacific jazz and riverside records labels. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo.
Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. Jazz blues 9 mainstream jazz 9 west coast jazz 9 add styles. Most of its tracks are considered to be the best examples of wes montgomerys two distinguishing techniques thumb picking and the use of octaves. Transcriptions of actual wes montgomery performances are available for the songs see the sources here, except leiladoes anyone have a transcription.
Wes montgomery the complete riverside recordins repost. The most influential jazz guitarist of the 1960s, who expanded the resources of the guitar in all its main functions. West coast blues by wes montgomery wes montgomery digital. His favoured guitars were gibson l5s strung with gibson heavy gauge flat wound strings. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is the fourth album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery. 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.
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