Wes Montgomery

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composer human jazz guitarist musician

Wes Montgomery was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his innovative use of octaves, rich tone, and lasting impact on modern jazz guitar playing.

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Wes Montgomery canonical 23

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1968 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-03-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1968-06-15 ⓘ
familyName Montgomery ⓘ
fullName John Leslie Montgomery ⓘ
genre cool jazz ⓘ
hard bop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
influenced George Benson ⓘ
Joe Pass ⓘ
John Scofield ⓘ
Lee Ritenour ⓘ
Pat Metheny ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
memberOf The Montgomery Brothers ⓘ
nickname Wes ⓘ
notableFor influence on modern jazz guitar ⓘ
innovative use of octaves on guitar ⓘ
use of thumb instead of pick ⓘ
notableSong Four on Six ⓘ
Road Song ⓘ
West Coast Blues ⓘ
notableWork A Day in the Life ⓘ
Boss Guitar ⓘ
Bumpin’ ⓘ
Full House ⓘ
Goin’ Out of My Head ⓘ
Movin’ Wes ⓘ
Smokin’ at the Half Note ⓘ
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
Riverside Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
sibling Buddy Montgomery ⓘ
Monk Montgomery ⓘ
styleCharacteristic use of block chords ⓘ
warm, rich guitar tone ⓘ

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Verve Records → notableArtist → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Pat Metheny → influencedBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Satin Doll → hasNotableRecording → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Jimmy Smith → collaboratedWith → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Charlie Christian → influenced → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Here’s That Rainy Day → coveredBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
subject surface form: Here's That Rainy Day
Polka Dots and Moonbeams → hasNotableVersionBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Like Someone in Love → hasNotableRecordingBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Wynton Kelly → associatedAct → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Wynton Kelly → collaboratedWith → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Jimmy Cobb → performedWith → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Jimmy Cobb → recordedWith → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
The End of a Love Affair → hasNotableInterpreter → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Glad to Be Unhappy → hasNotablePerformer → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Kenny Burrell → influencedBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise → hasNotableRecording → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Eric Johnson → influencedBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To → hasNotableRecordingBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Willow Weep for Me → notableRecordingBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Joey Santiago → influencedBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Steve Howe → influencedBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Riverside Records → recordedArtist → Wes Montgomery ⓘ
Grant Green → influencedBy → Wes Montgomery ⓘ