Blues in F - Wes Montgomey 1965

Blues in F - Wes Montgomery 1965
A friend of mine send me this from Holland a year or so ago. It was probably re-broadcasted shortly before.
This is just a free swinging blues with famous guitarist Wes Montgomery. He is accompanied by a group of young Dutch musicians, probably all still in their early twenties. Although unknown in the larger part of the world these are Pim Jacobs piano, his younger brother Ruud on bass and drummer Han Bennink. They can compete with the best in the larger part of that world.
"Wes" Montgomery1923 - 1968) Montgomery is often considered the greatest of modern Jazz guitarists.Montgomery toured with Lionel Hampton early in his career, however the combined stress of touring and being away from family brought him back home to Indianaopolis. To support his family of eight, Montgomery worked in a factory from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, then performed in local clubs from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am.
Instead of using a guitar pick, Montgomery plucked the strings with the fleshy part of his thumb, using downstrokes for single notes and a combination of upstrokes and downstrokes for chords and octaves. This technique enabled him to get a mellow, expressive tone from his guitar. Wes had a corn on his thumb, which gave his sound that point. He would get one sound for the soft parts, and then that point by using the corn. That's why no one will ever match Wes. And his thumb was double-jointed. He could bend it all the way back to touch his wrist, which he would do just to shock people."
He didn't have a very long to live to enjoy his commercial success, he died of a heart attack at age 45 in 1968

[@warrendoris9669]

Wes is loving that his pick up band is smokin!😎😎😎😎

[@2dasimmons]

Wes Montgomery was THE guitarist. When i hears him and Hammond B3 great Jimmy Smith on THE DYNAMIC DUO album I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Just superb. Real soul-satisfying. This pianist reminds me a bit of Red Garland

[@jdoutpost476]

Unforgettable! One of a kind~

[@91Kingscrib84]

I was given 'The Incredible Jazz Guitar' by Wes Montgomery (lp) as a birthday gift in the mid-60s. It started me on a lifetime of appreciation of Wes' musicality. I've dug through discount bins in the decades since, wondering why his albums were there - but glad to have found them. Sad he was gone so soon after, but his music lives through those who dug his groove.

[@imbees2]

I listened to Wes as a teenager and thought his guitar was above all else. Day in the life album is my sacred album

[@johnmc3862]

I remember Wes also.

[@christopherabraham3854]

my favorite guitarist.

[@varsitycamplife]

What kind of person gives this a thumbs down? This is straight fire!

[@PetraKann]

I dont understand it either. The moment I clicked onto the thumbnail I knew I was in for a treat

[@blackcitadel37]

Wes gives all the thumbs down

[@kevinturner5857]

Someone with zero taste

[@ianharrison6597]

Someone with cloth ears.

[@socalangler4082]

for wes, the thumb can go in both directions lol

[@dartamericanajeweles2113]

Master player, guitar is his breath!!! Music is his soul! Just beautiful indeed!!

[@JTRAN408_]

this is basically a masterclass, love this solo man

[@stevenrobinson4132]

Love those octaves !!! Now that I think about it the way George Benson plays you can hear a lot of what he took from him

[@johnsmallcombe3949]

Live at the Half Note with Wynton Kelly has to be in my top 10 albums of all time

[@kevinturner5857]

Fabulous LP 👌

[@scottbuscavage7361]

This lineup is INSANELY great!! Very nice footage & tunes...they are fkn COOKIN'!!!!...Ow! Yeaaaaa.....hhhhh....ahhhhh

[@boomerang905]

This is absolutely awesome. I'm going to swing these tunes Wes performed with this Trio right into the weekend. The sounds are PERFECT!!!! 💃 🎶🎹 🎸

[@jdavis6650]

Been playing for a long time. My choice on beast guitarist on the planet changes every couple of years. But Wes is the man.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Wes is to jazz guitar what Charlie Parker was to jazz saxophone. When tenor men back in the day heard 'Bird, some of them threw their axes in the river they were so intimidated and blown away. Bird raised the bar so high they despaired of ever matching what he did. Well, I've never heard of anyone throwing his arch-top guitar in the river over Wes, but he did the same thing as 'Bird did: Raised the bar to such an absurdly high level no one may ever equal what he did.

[@kimcory7214]

So rhythmically and harmonically balanced and soothing. If you can't dig this, sumpin is seriously wrong with ya. Thanks for this post

[@555BLUESBOY]

This band's really cooking and Wes is obviously having a great time jamming with 'em. So cool to hear how the whole band, including Wes, are really playing off each other. Wes and Pim take stellar solos !!

[@TheJofrica]

Awesome too how they just jumped right into it with not windup, just immediate jamming. Excellent set

[@alphagt62]

The bass player has a flow about him, he makes it all work!

[@Frisbieinstein]

His fluid phrasing reminds me of Jimi Hendrix. Jimi had Wes records in his collection so that figures. Jimi also memorably used octaves on occasion.

[@YukonDan]

I think you mean Jimi reminds you of Wes 😉 Both were absolute geniuses

[@haroldwelch7483]

As smooth as it gets. Love this music

[@Dmdmello]

Definitely a jazzy blues-jazz bluesy-oriented jam, really

[@godrahabu3535]

Wes is the greatest of all times! One of 5 the best and most influential jazz musicians at all !

[@mypockets1]

Yes very true

[@deacontheseer4804]

Carl Flohe Amen brother still rather listen to him every note on point

[@yandhi5016]

Carl Flohe even tho im a guitarist and i do love wes, there are others wich ill put above. Armstrong, davis, ellington, parker and coltrane are already five. Charles Mingus, Buddy Rich, even Charlie Parker are others i find more influential

[@SeanRosati]

Yandhi Greatest Jazz Guitarist

[@asilhanbilal2562]

Wes Montgomery(1923-1968) O bir taksi şöförüydü.. O bir fabrika işçisiydi.. O kalabalık bir aileye bakan bir emekçiydi.. O bir gün gitara tutuldu.. O gitarı ağzıyla da çalabilen, gitarın mektepsiz ilk virtüözüdür.. O döneminin efsane bir caz gitaristidir.. Ruhu yüce olsun!..

[@user-bm8uu5eg5y]

Asilhan Bilâl Hahhahahhahha helal sana

[@Unmoved12345]

A great example of how much pleasure you get from playing.

[@tromboneJTS]

overflowing with spontaneity and energy!

[@andreas196404]

At the end Wes says to Pim Jacobs "It sounds good" .This is quite a compliment for the Pim Jacobs Trio from one of the greatest in Jazz.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

It was well-deserved, too. I've been fortunate enough to see/hear some of the finest jazz musicians in the world, and the Pim Jacobs Trio more than hold their own to that standard.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

@ Andreas Larl - Re: "At the end Wes says to Pim Jacobs "It sounds good" .This is quite a compliment for the Pim Jacobs Trio from one of the greatest in Jazz." Wes was really digging it! You can tell how much he enjoyed playing with Pim and the group. I have loved Wes Montgomery's playing for many years, but what a revelation is the playing of the Pim Jacobs Trio. They're world-class musicians.

[@Jplent1]

The 5 dislikes...clap on 1 and 3.

[@wasteyelo1]

+Pete TheMan Ha, ha. Nailed it.

[@JazzGravity]

hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@kewlfonz]

If they could even manage clapping on 1 and 3...

[@squatch570]

Pete TheMan I'm sure the dislikes are because as great as Wes is... this is still a jazz musician TRYING to play the blues. This isn't even remotely blues at all!

[@squatch570]

Milwaukee Matzen It is not at all.... try again.

[@ltravail]

Wes always seemed like he could really enjoy himself playing with ANYBODY any time, any where (not that the trio in this video are just ANYBODY - they're obviously very skillful musicians too). But Wes' good-hearted and warm nature shined through no matter who he played with. He probably would have had just as much fun playing with guys as simplistic as the Sex Pistols just as much as he enjoyed playing with the great Wynton Kelley Trio! As Creed Taylor once remarked, the man had absolutely no pretensions about himself whatsoever!

[@rockinrobin]

wonderful to learn that a great and talented musician has such a down to earth, people-person character to them.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Your comment reminds me of a funny story about Wes and the guys. I think I read it in Adrian Ingram's biography of Wes... Wes had left the stage for minute or maybe they were coming off a break, but the guys in the band decided to "sand-bag" Wes by playing a really low-down gut-bucket type blues, something like Muddy Waters or Howling Wolf would have played. Anyway, turns out the joke was on them, because Wes wasted no time turning it into another one of his masterpieces.

[@bullcitty4690]

All 4 of these Cats are on point!!!!!

[@alankeenan3858]

This is pure improv, totally amazing !!!

[@kevinturner5857]

The Pim Jacobs Trio ...superb 😊

[@luckyarabr]

...Pim Jacobs in a first class subtle solo 1.40 to 2.37. Excellent

[@petedazer3381]

Absolutely excellent!

[@boobtuber06]

I remember before the world wide web and KZbin in which it was rare, if not impossible, to find visual footage of Wes playing, let alone speaking...

[@Ptpop]

Absolutely amazing.

[@wadeolder7193]

The absolute best there ever was.

[@alfvonharpe1819]

Thanks Bob for presenting just great,Wes is enormous

[@peteandrews7169]

Great footage, love Wes

[@8pengy]

Great display of pure talent. Thanks for this vid.

[@alancohn3817]

Wes was one of Indy's own and like Wes, so many greats such as Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, Slide Hampton to name a few, came from the little known or appreciated Indiana Ave. jazz scene. Too bad all the old clubs they played and learned their craft in are all looooong gone. All that's left is Madame Walkers.

[@Perrypasqual]

Perryjpas

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

I was born too late - what a glorious time it must have been for jazz fans, not only in Indy, but in Chicago, Philly, NYC, and other places. Thank heavens for recordings!

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

I know a man - now deceased - who was one of the premier jazz guitar players in Chicago, a first-call guy who really could play just about anything - Frank Dawson was his name. Well, old Frank was motoring along in the mid-1960s, playing some high-profile gigs and making a living as pro musician, when he caught one of Wes's shows live. He said it was a religious experience, practically, one which left you cleansed and feeling awestruck and rejuvenated at the same time.

[@maurizioalcuaz1728]

Trio fantastico questa è gente incredibile.fantastici

[@frankferreri4582]

Don't forget the great Chuck Wayne..Wes lived with Chuck on Staten for awhile. Love Wes

[@guitar1067]

Never knew those two greats lived together. Never got to see Wes but saw Chuck at Blues Alley l976. Just him and Jay Leonhart. They were brilliant but no one was listening. Chuck leaned over to Jay and said he wasn't even going to bother calling out the tunes. After the first set I went to his table and told him "Great set". He invited me to sit down while he ate and he patiently answered my neophyte guitarist questions. He was so gracious he even gave me the name and number of a teacher he recommended and told me to say Chuck had sent me. Great player and a friendly gentleman.

[@rondy702]

All I can say is WOW!

[@jakemf1]

He is just killing it here- wow

[@Chaomhainn]

What a gem ! May this diamond never leave us . Cheers

[@silverhernandez6644]

Extraordinario Wes .🐺

[@lovecat2492]

Great Blues , did enjoy this a lot.

[@joelsimms4636]

Fantastic! Band is tight. Love the bass. He's cookin!

[@paulrhodesquinn]

Great playing! I love Wes but Pim Jacobs on piano is also a on fire here!

[@robertcel]

Fantastic band. Wes ain't too shabby either.

[@MrStranger1944]

Anyone else come to listen to Wes and then was like, "damn, who is that piano player?"

[@hansbraamvandeijzen1432]

Mr.Stranger Pim Jacobs dutch man

[@eze2576]

I was impressed with the drummer more. Piano player is great but the drummer lets it all hang out!

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Pim Jacobs - what an amazing musician! And his trio are wonderful, too.

[@marceloberestovoy7907]

First time I heard this concert I had to google the guy. An amazing player. And it looks like this concert was totally unrehearsed. All 4 players are truly amazing. What a joy!

[@eze2576]

Marcelo, that's because it IS unrehearsed. Wes was doing a Europe tour and he'd play with a different group in each city. This rehearsal is for the Holland gig.

[@alcidesduartefalcao2577]

Four masters playing together!

[@nikosblaxabas5338]

this guy is the chosen one

[@displaychicken]

WOW!! nice upload! Thanks my friend!

[@christinebolly3034]

THANK YOU !

[@carlodevivomusicontent2138]

Fantastic jazz blues, thanks for posting. That piano player! that cat has the swing

[@dwaynebaker8580]

Cool breezy as the mellow wind!

[@alanwitton5980]

Fantastic listening

[@sergiopaim7884]

Swing Puro 👍🎉👍🎉 Gancho ,,, praia grande sp 👏👏👏

[@2300skiddoo]

Tasty stuff - thanks!

[@cohenrene9801]

Sûrement le meilleur guitariste de jazz de la planète 😉

[@alanito-s8c]

Heavenly music!!

[@tjcolatrella943]

Growing up around Vic Juris I was hearing and watching playing like this when we were both not yet even 17...

[@kbkesq]

Vic was a burning guitarist. Recall a live album from 35yrs ago with him and a very young birelli lagrene.

[@lorenzopetrocca]

love this guy!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Unreal how his fingers just glided so effortlessly across the fretboard regardless of how difficult it was for him to play whatever he was playing.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

The all-time jazz greats always make it look so effortless and easy, don't they?

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Wes' conception of the guitar was unique, but it was also the work of a genius, a man who was able to master one of the most-difficult instruments on which to play jazz - the guitar - and he did it without the benefit of a formal musical education. The jazz cats speak approvingly of guys with "big ears" - those players who can understand music deeply simply by listening to it. Wes had very big ears - the word gets overused, but he was the real deal, an absolute genius.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Wes' right-hand thumb had a corn or callus on the end of it, according to his protege, fellow jazz guitar great George Benson, which enabled him to do both up-and-down strokes, something that most people find very difficult to do when playing with their thumb instead of a pick. He used his left (fretting) hand little finger sparingly, mostly for chords and octaves, preferring to use the first three fingers to play single-note lines, along with a healthy dose of slurs, glisses, hammers-on and pull-offs, ghost notes, etc. Wes' single-note playing was uncommonly horn-like, with that popping articulation - undoubtedly due to his prefer for listening not just to other guitarists, but to horn players and piano players, too. Guitar is a very difficult instrument on which to master jazz, but Wes made it look easy. That's what years upon years of gigs, five nights a week, will do for a performer. Plus his work ethic and innate talent, of course.

[@QIKWIA]

So awesome! I love EVERYTHING about Mr.Wes..😍😍😍...SIP in heavenly peace dear good man...😘

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

Let's get this to a million views guys!!!

[@Jplent1]

Effortless magic.

[@saulcruz5633]

Pete TheMan seems effortless but actually that's years and years of dedicated effort

[@tellarjj]

Deja, les gars jouent et faisait des Walkings'' qui tiennent la route'' vraiment super... surtout pour l'epoque !

[@bebopuser]

komo la goza!!!!!!!!!!!!!! que bonito es jammear en conexión esta bonita harmonía.

[@jimanderson2784]

speechless!!!!!!

[@clivelange7879]

pure magic.....wow

[@mypockets1]

Wow Wes and his Octaves But these unknown other guys playin here Ive never heard of as good as the best of the well known best

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

If you were within a mile of Wes while he had his guitar you had to be great.

[@williamwoods8182]

The Godfather of Smooth Jazz.

[@garysutton9135]

Impeccable

[@tiasamu]

His comping during the bass solo is amazing!

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Wes' comping was an art all unto itself. The guy was just so hip - every little thing he played was a masterpiece. Most musicians - even elite-level guys - make a mistake (clam) once in a while, but in all of my years listening to Wes, I can't ever recall him making a mistake or hitting a wrong note.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Wes'comps - his accompaniments to other band members - were often masterpieces of invention in their own right. Hip as can be, creative and never overbearing or intrusive. No wonderful other jazz cats just loved playing with the guy. He had that golden ear and just that wonderful, wonderful taste for what to play when.

[@anotherbahamianguitarplayer]

@@GeorgiaBoy1961 you can't hear he makes mistakes trust me

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

@@anotherbahamianguitarplayer - The greatest jazz musicians are so talented that they can turn their "clams" - what the cats call goofs - into something musical. And trust me, neither you nor I are at the level of musicianship we can criticize that guy. He was real genius, the genuine article.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

@@GeorgiaBoy1961 You are so right... and I thought I was the only one who loves to listen to his comping.. never did he put a foot wrong .. but if you listen carefully, there has been a clam or two.. in his solos, but who cares anyway :) He was a genius, plain and simple..

[@deacontheseer4804]

Could listen to this all night a gazillion times better than modern commercial b.s. which all sounds the same to me ya know?

[@kayedramallama]

I found this guy by randomly searching under "rainy day" one rainy day, and boy am i glad I did! He's rekindled my love of jazz.

[@marijaagic]

One of the greatest...

[@mypockets1]

Once them Wes octaves come in thats it nobody else And the rest of them cats here are great also

[@williepearl1412]

Malarkys Malarky u

[@francovallicelli9247]

wes eterno e inimitabile

[@maurizioalcuaz1728]

Il più grande di tutti!!!

[@wighatsuperreggie]

dang. I think that's Hans Bennik... so swingin....

[@progektors]

The Best !!

[@nikosblaxabas5338]

Lovely

[@davidmimusica777]

Para mi uno de los grandes guitarristas de su genero.........

[@CORNORgay]

Wow

[@davidbaise5137]

Thanks for the upload! Makes most other guitarists seem clumsy.

[@nivrox95]

I think I’ll try some blues 😮 I just transcribed this solo, the notes aren’ the hard part but the guy is a rhythmic genius! To get his Phrases right with his time feel is great workout and shows how it’s so important to have a variety in your rhythm choices.

[@haanashim]

A fine Gibson moment :) Hope they come out of their current troubles alright.

[@anthonyfuentes1417]

The title of this video should actually be Jazz in f. Still Wes is Great.

[@phenylmusic]

you must be new to jazz but this is what is known as a 12 bar blues form (in short, blues) not blues the genre, the genre is still jazz

[@allbushido5587]

The Greatest All Times!

[@gjmoore5757]

Feel good music.

[@jimanders6666]

dig that crazy beat.

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

i wish me and my friends had timing this tight. it comes with practice i guess.

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

Clout Lord hahahaha very true. after i saw this i always practice with a metronome. no excuse not to use it.

[@matefulop113]

That intro by Wes is so tasty damn.

[@guitarman6742]

Yeah Wes.

[@imbees2]

This is bad ass

[@DevInvest]

Yeah😎

[@245webster]

Theres a Wes album with this trio and Clark Terry called Straight No Chaser

[@davidepaci8908]

MAESTRO

[@tfs4499]

Yes!!!

[@gprosser11]

Blues in F Wes Montgomery 1965.thnx. Bob ..enjoyed .

[@elend2010]

Piano Pim Jacobs, on bass Ruud Jacobs, drums? Geweldig, Great!!

[@wighatsuperreggie]

I think that's Hans Bennik, no?

[@gabchaim8232]

@@wighatsuperreggie Han B E N N I N K