Live in 1949 with Lionel Hampton. Wes plays at 2:00
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@PolaOpposite2 жыл бұрын
Wes missed his family so much that he quit Lionel; returned to his family and resumed working in a factory during the day, and playing music at night. That, friends, is the mark of a great musician and a dedicated and loving father.
@anandapandya12 жыл бұрын
And made great music at the Missile club in Indianapolis with a small group, guitar, organ and drums. To me this clip is of historic interest.
@PolaOpposite2 жыл бұрын
@@anandapandya1 Absolutely!
@johnengland2996 Жыл бұрын
I’ll bet he was making much $$ on the road, too. That’ll make ya wanna go home.
@hollywoodjoe123 Жыл бұрын
With or without Lionel - WES IS WES - !
@hollywoodjoe123 Жыл бұрын
That also is in reality that WES was a greater man in this world than just HIS guitar playing what HE is known for - !
@dannye27592 жыл бұрын
Came here for Wes, fell in love with the whole thing.
@alichamas636 ай бұрын
Love how you can hear him comping in the background too. Those guys run circles around today's entertainers!
@snilloc522 жыл бұрын
So glad clips like this exist, they could have been lost and forgotten and folks who weren't born back in the day wouldn't have the privilege of seeing and hearing these jazz masters at play.
@PhillyTom2 жыл бұрын
Wes is the smoothing ever. Awesome video
@Baghdadbatterymusic2 жыл бұрын
Here I am, 3 months away from turning 26, barely able to play over a major 2-5-1 progression. Wes is an absolute legend
@harrymills27702 жыл бұрын
Lionel Hampton would come out to Idaho every year and be the marquee player in the university's jazz festival in the 1980s. He lasted damn near forever. Clicked for Wes Montgomery. Stayed for the world-class band.
@Khayyam-vg9fwАй бұрын
Incredible showmanship by everyone involved, but even greater musicianship.
@AGoogleUser-hf5zg2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest things I've found on the internet!! It's interesting how he sounds a lot like Charlie Chrisitan and nowhere near what he would become!! Gives us all some hope!!
@GeorgiaBoy19612 жыл бұрын
It is interesting to hear Wes play at that stage of his development as a player. You can't hear it in this brief solo break, but big-band horn sections - especially the shout choruses they played to climax a tune - influenced to a great extent his conception of how to solo in block chords. What a wonderful experience for a young and up-and-coming player! Those cats put the "Big" in "Big Band"!
@alansenzaki41482 жыл бұрын
1949! I cant believe it. Amazing!!
@danielcruz83472 жыл бұрын
Unmistakable Wes..big hand pulls guitar up for his great thumb strikes. .film performance is unique for Wes because he is standing up instead of sitting down!! thank you for posting
@NicanTlacaWarrior12 жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE footage, Wes = The G.O.A.T. Jazz guitarist!
@charleswinokoor60232 жыл бұрын
Hell of a band, hell of a band!
@Toracube10 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen a band where they play catch with a trumpet. Great vid.
@davidfernleigh2 ай бұрын
Yea really slick, not even presented as a showpiece, just like they do that kind of thing any old day of the week
@katznik2 жыл бұрын
Almost the entire band solos, this isn’t just about Wes, it’s an amazing display of virtuosity for the entire band and each soloist. The entire band combined is the real killer for me. It’s cool how the sax section are behind on another when the other sections are still parallel. Maybe to make room for Lionel but who knows. Wes kills it along with everyone in the band.
@PhillyTom2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree Mike. And they are all having a blast. Such a great video.
@fakename36083 жыл бұрын
You have got to be kidding me!! I had NO IDEA film of Wes this early existed!! Absolute GOLD. Oh man, this has made my LIFE! My all-time favourite musician, bar none. Love it. Love it. Love it!! ThankYou! (How did you find this?? Is there any more?? :D)
@etiennewittich96522 жыл бұрын
Here, I found the rest of the Video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/roGnY5x8g9ieaaM
@marceloberestovoy79072 жыл бұрын
same here! What a jewell!!!
@glen76952 жыл бұрын
I have loved Wes Montgomery's music since I first heard him in the late 60s.
@garnerjazz582 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that Al Grey? Didn’t fats navarro play with this band at some point? Quincy too.
@hollywoodjoe123 Жыл бұрын
I ONLY WISH THAT THERE WERE MORE OF WES MONTGOMERY ON VIDEO / FILM FOOTAGE ALSO RECORDED / TAPED EARLIER IN HIS CAREER TO SHOW THE WORLD - !
@pierreo22 жыл бұрын
A true historical treasure. Thanks for posting.
@leondray6504 Жыл бұрын
I see and hear Wes, I can t BELIEVE! Thank you so much
@soulsurfermusic2 жыл бұрын
Wes is actually channeling the great Freddie Green on rhythm guitar. He was so astoundingly great!
@JohnPrepuce2 жыл бұрын
Basically a mix of Freddie Green and Charlie Christian.
@YogsenForfothАй бұрын
He sounds so much like Charlie Christian in this clip! You can really tell how much Wes admired and looked up to Charlie’s playing. It’s such a shame that Charlie passed away so young, because I would have given anything to hear him and Wes play together. Rest in Peace to both of those gigantic legends. ❤
@thisbandreallystix2 жыл бұрын
In the favored and typical parlance of the jazzman/jazz musician: man, these cats can really swing! Lol :)
@unwrought97572 жыл бұрын
What an orchesta it was! Stunning!
@PepperWilliams_songcovers2 жыл бұрын
My #1 favorite Jazz Guitarist of all. Nice to see him before he created his trademark octave playing! I had to see it 5 more times!!!
@PhillyTom2 жыл бұрын
Wes is the smoothest. His solo was short but this video is a treasure. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@mikerca2 жыл бұрын
Just incredible showmanship and fantastic music !!!
@JazzgutsVGvanKampen2 жыл бұрын
Great these films still excist, fine musicians, that show was also made for the public who listen with their eyes.
@kwnzgtube2 жыл бұрын
Most excellent, hot n' talented musicians...I'd listen to these musicians play any day, it's timeless grooves are still better than most music created and produced today!
@vinceq1036 Жыл бұрын
Talent oozing off that stage like honey from a comb.
@kentrichardson19572 жыл бұрын
These guys are really working for their money---great to see Wes bopping at an early age--very cool.
@Bardon2222 жыл бұрын
what incredible musicianship from the band! those trombones are unbelievable
@unwrought9757 Жыл бұрын
Does anybody want to be a musician? Then listen to this and come again if you dare.
@ClarenceHW2 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable footage, this adds anther chapter to Wes' musical life. Thank you!
@organjoe2 жыл бұрын
Never tire of Wes - incredible talent!!
@philmaz143 жыл бұрын
Total boss from day one. Also, what a killing band!
@jazzorphin2 жыл бұрын
What an enormous Bigband hurrican with so much individual power - thanks for this impressive musical gift !
@Marlg2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Beautiful. What a great find. Thanks! ♥️
@OGPimpin2 жыл бұрын
Duuuuuude, this is so awesome. Everybody was showing out!!!
@245webster3 жыл бұрын
oh this is just unbelievable.. never thought anything like this existed...THANK YOU for posting!
@PhillyTom2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Freakin awesome video. A treasure 👍👍👍👍👍
@franciszerah97242 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@pierrechaouat3 жыл бұрын
Playing in this orchestra was to be the best possible training for a jazz musician. As for Wes, no doubt, his genius and his modernity are already there... Thanx 4 this video
@kbkesq2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Young guns haven’t been getting this experience on the bandstand for decades and it shows.
@kimstrickland652 жыл бұрын
Very cool, a reminder that wonderful popular music was being made back then.
@waveegravee2 жыл бұрын
Every guy in Hamp's band was a monster soloist. What a great clip! Thanks!!!
@OmarFlores348540 Жыл бұрын
2:02. I got here searching for Wes playing in the style of Charlie Christian. Thanks for posting it.
@yokosomike2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Priceless.!!!
@johnbarnett692411 ай бұрын
An Outstanding Video, thanks All ❤John Barnett aka Dobie.Wan Kanobie revisited 10 October 2023❤
@ramsesstafford46402 жыл бұрын
First time seeing this thanks for the upload, love Montgomery West.👍🏽
@richardtharris2 жыл бұрын
Real music, and lots of fun!
@A.ChristopherJohnson2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding !!
@Pogo-qo1ob8 ай бұрын
Wes looks like a kid playing w all folks his pops age, impressive cat
@jaytea42 Жыл бұрын
Wes solos from 2:02 to 2:17 playing a Gibson L7, with his thumb.
@michealbequignonappora89742 жыл бұрын
The Master 🙏 .
@jocknarn32252 жыл бұрын
Priceless rare footage of Wes + Hampton maybe 85yrs ago
@manoelteixeira49362 жыл бұрын
Bons tempos, em que os músicos eram músicos verdadeiramente. maneco - Brasil.
@christopherrkennedy45622 жыл бұрын
This video has been entirely too difficult to find on KZbin. Richie Hart showed me this video at Berklee back in 2002 and that's the only time I've EVER seen it. Thank you very much for posting!
@pandorski350002 жыл бұрын
Wow, c'est génial çà, déjà le thumb tout jeune et la L5
@harrymills27702 жыл бұрын
"Man, those trumpets need ta quit steppin' on the trombone solo!" "Man, that IS the trombone! He just ain't 'upposed ta play that high!" Marvelous brass that knows it's brass. I'll allow the sax in as honorary horn, especially the way these guys play. Glad I grew up where I did when I did, and we got to play some of those charts in high school, with a band good enough to play songs like this, although only one or two of us was fit to solo, and all of THESE cats are studio-quality professionals, years ahead of any of us kids.
@fogwalker48033 ай бұрын
Lionel Hampton knew how to start a giant , 26 person , musical motor , ...And let it rip !
@michaelmack60692 жыл бұрын
Tanto talento en una orquesta ....Creo que leí en una revista o en la portada de un LP en donde Wes dijo que en esos días los integrantes de esa orquesta se morían de hambre....
@hillrobinson95472 жыл бұрын
Whattttt!!?? 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thank you for posting this!
@pabloheredia43782 жыл бұрын
He really was into Charlie Christian
@davidbrogan4322 жыл бұрын
Incredible 🙇🙏🔥🔥
@JGCPlayAlongs2 жыл бұрын
What a legendary recording...
@oriraykai36106 ай бұрын
That had such an incredible beat and everyone was just sitting around watching, no on dancing. Compare to nowadays where everyone dances like a maniac to the most mediocre 'hip hop".
@nkhmd2 жыл бұрын
thank you, unreal, everything I've read here I agree with, especially what "fake name" wrote below....nails my thoughts and feeling EXACTLY!!!!
@245webster3 жыл бұрын
at this age you can really hear that Charlie Christian influence
@ThePmfan2 жыл бұрын
Oscar Moore is in there as well as Les Paul also.
@ChromaticHarp2 жыл бұрын
Duh
@thadiusventricle67522 жыл бұрын
Yes and like all great improvisers, having modeled himself after a great, he stopped studying CC or the guitar and started studying music. Each modern Wes solo evidences study and innovation in advanced harmony, rhythm and melody. Much of the “Wes sound” represents a contribution to music theory as other aspects of his playing contribute to Jazz and guitar. P.S Hamp cold incinerated the joint!
@ChuckNicholsonTRM3 жыл бұрын
Looks like Wes has an ES-300 there!
@Dang...2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this!
@pobinr2 жыл бұрын
So happy
@robertgrippo53123 жыл бұрын
Wes at 2:01
@deannesbitt2079 Жыл бұрын
Flawless!! Superb!!
@michaelmoss61102 жыл бұрын
Man I wish I was driving this band!! Thanks for sharing this great piece of history! Wes comes in at 2min I think!!
@bozakarlin90343 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@JackFlaps Жыл бұрын
helluva band !
@rhum662 жыл бұрын
Amazing documentary .
@insidejazzguitar81122 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know. Very cool. thanks for posting
@AndrewJanusson2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, thanks for sharing!
@nongkhiew2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. I always read Wes came to jazz scene very late. This proves it wasn't true. And this Freddy Greene style comping, man, this is gold!!
@chappahx2 жыл бұрын
This is a piece of digital artifact!!!!
@HandmadeEffectsJAM2 жыл бұрын
The play is the same as in my later years. Thanks for the valuable video! I'm impressed!
@colinbrown69192 жыл бұрын
Love this.........
@martinulstein90872 жыл бұрын
Fantastic.
@edwardmclaughlin79352 жыл бұрын
Just class, the whole thing.
@gabchaim82322 жыл бұрын
Great Find!
@pholeare Жыл бұрын
Wow!!!!!!!
@howardrobinson49382 жыл бұрын
Jimi Hendrix probably saw this and thought to himself, "Yep. I wanna dance around like that sax player at the end and sound like the trumpet. What's that? There's something new out called a distortion pedal? And I can push my amp volume to 13? Cool, I'm in."
@jerrybauer81083 жыл бұрын
Very active!
@kdakuginow Жыл бұрын
And Illinois Jacquet jumped down and stole the show with his screaming sax. :o)
@tonmisty2 жыл бұрын
Great footage.
@guitarz992 жыл бұрын
brilliant !
@hank15192 жыл бұрын
This band is so hot! And young Wes is great!
@thebopshop96892 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT!!!
@user-jr8lf6pl2mАй бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, the drummer hits the bass drum every beat😮
@Alanoffer2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine being in the audience watching and listening to this ,,it’s just wild ,plus I had no idea Wes played in a big band
@Horus183032 жыл бұрын
Somebody knows if exists a video of Wes performing "Bésame mucho" ? Thank you for this gift!!
@theopaopa12 жыл бұрын
the "trumpet" solo at 1:16, great !
@jeanmichelborello2 жыл бұрын
I think it's Clfford Brown.
@delpanos2 жыл бұрын
is that young man really Wes? the thumb most definetely looks like Wes'!! video is pure gold !!
@wraithstrongopark2 жыл бұрын
Talk about 🐈😻🐈⬛🐱cats swinging!!! Holy shit, man! Pure 🔥📛👨🚒fire