Wes Montgomery
"Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb, and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented towards hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz.
Wes Montgomery
THE COMPLETE FULL HOUSE RECORDINGS—a celebratory expanded edition of Wes Montgomery’s 1962 classic FULL HOUSE—will be released on 3-LP 180-gram vinyl, 2-CD, and hi-res digital November 10! This new @CraftRecordings collection honors Montgomery’s centennial this year and offers alternate takes, outtakes, plus two previously unreleased performances. Originally recorded at Tsubo coffee house in Berkeley, CA, the album marks the influential jazz guitarist’s sole live session for Riverside Records and features a list of notable collaborators: tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb.
The collection has been remastered from the original analog tapes by Joe Tarantino, with lacquers cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal, the 3-LP set is housed in a gatefold jacket, complete with new liner notes by journalist and author Bill Milkowski (Downbeat, Jazziz, Guitar Player). Pre-order now: found.ee/wm-fullhouse
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