Wes Montgomery Trio
USA
Formed: 1925
Died: 15 June 1968
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Bop, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Crossover Jazz
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Wes Montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of Charlie Christian, whose appealing use of octaves became influential and his trademark. He achieved great commercial success during his last few years, only to die prematurely. It had taken Wes a long time to become an overnight success. He started to teach himself guitar in 1943 (using his thumb rather than a pick) and toured with Lionel Hampton during 1948-1950; he can be heard on a few broadcasts from the period. But then Montgomery returned to Indianapolis, where he...
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