Artist Lounge: Wes Montgomery
Moggers' favorites by Wes Montgomery
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Montgomery, Davis sidemen cookin on a summer night in Berkeley.
Reissue are a funny lot. One one hand, useless but to true fans and obsessive audiophiles, on the other, careful high quality reconstructions of an artists labor. Either way, they're not for everyone. While many people see them as a way for the record companies to bilk every last penny out of an artists catalog, there are some truly worth a reinvestment.
Such is the case with _Full House_, actually a reis... MORE
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Critics tend to dismiss this recording because it was recorded with popular appeal in mind. The string arrangements and melodic statements made it ideal for AM radio at the time it was released. But you should download the song "Chim Chim Cherree" to hear a masterful Wes solo. While he blows the band is basically a quartet, and Wes sounds like an entire big band, something no other guitarist has ever achieved. There are other great solos on this album, but this is not onl... MORE

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