The jazz guitar of Wes Montgomery, deemed "the biggest, warmest, fattest sound on record," still reverberates today, nearly forty years after his death. The most influential, widely admired jazz ...

Wes Montgomery recorded So Much Guitar! for Riverside Records on August 4, 1961. For years, the album has been largely overlooked as a masterpiece—eclipsed by The Incredible jazz Guitar of Wes ...

Wes Montgomery’s first recordings as a leader for Riverside featured the popular organ-guitar-drums line-up, a configuration that he later abandoned for the better part of his stint with the label.

So Much Guitar!, by Wes Montgomery, is one of five new titles released by Concord Music Group in their ongoing Original Jazz Classics Remasters series. Wes Montgomery (1923-1968) was one of the most ...

Indianapolis will be the center of the jazz-guitar universe on Sept. 17, when dozens of players converge here to celebrate the musical legacy of Wes Montgomery. As part of the 10-day Indy Jazz Fest, ...

"I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case & throw in a piece of raw meat." –Wes Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) For Immediate Release - New York, NY - On February ...

Recordings of Wes Montgomery inspire and even intimidate living guitar players like Mark Whitfield, who's known for his own recordings with some of the biggest names in pop and jazz. MARK WHITFIELD: ...

Guitar on the Go (Wes Montgomery, Original Jazz Classics). Wes Montgomery`s mellow guitar could go pretty soft at times, but when he wasn`t ingratiating, he was wonderful. This reissue of a series of ...

Craft Recordings Original Jazz Classics Series adds two all-analog remasters from Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass on 180-gram vinyl. This jazz guitar essential has long been my favorite of the artist’s ...

When legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery died in 1968, the list of his recordings filled an entire page — single-spaced. Now, more space is needed, because a significant new collection of ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Jazz Foundation is holding a historical marker dedication ceremony for iconic jazz guitarist and Indianapolis native John Leslie “Wes” Montgomery on Wednesday.

Fusion! and Boss Guitar (Wes Montgomery, Original Jazz Classics). Always pleasant and swinging, Wes Montgomery`s guitar is placed in the right setting on the second of these two discs, a reissue of a ...