John Leslie Montgomery

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John Leslie Montgomery, better known as Wes Montgomery, was a highly influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his innovative use of octaves and distinctive thumb-picking technique.

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instanceOf bandleader
composer
human
jazz guitarist
musician
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1923-03-06
dateOfDeath 1968-06-15
familyName Montgomery NERFINISHED
genre hard bop
jazz
post-bop
soul jazz
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasStageName Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED
influenced George Benson NERFINISHED
Joe Pass NERFINISHED
John Scofield NERFINISHED
Lee Ritenour NERFINISHED
Pat Metheny NERFINISHED
instrument guitar
memberOf The Montgomery Brothers NERFINISHED
middleName Leslie NERFINISHED
notableFeature pioneered block-chord and octave-based soloing on guitar
played guitar primarily with his thumb instead of a pick
notableSong Bumpin' on Sunset NERFINISHED
Four on Six NERFINISHED
Road Song NERFINISHED
West Coast Blues NERFINISHED
notableTechnique thumb-picking technique
use of octaves
notableWork A Day in the Life NERFINISHED
Boss Guitar NERFINISHED
Bumpin' NERFINISHED
Full House NERFINISHED
Goin' Out of My Head NERFINISHED
Movin' Wes NERFINISHED
Smokin' at the Half Note NERFINISHED
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED
occupation guitarist
jazz musician
placeOfBirth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel A&M Records
Riverside Records NERFINISHED
Verve Records
sexOrGender male
sibling Buddy Montgomery NERFINISHED
Monk Montgomery NERFINISHED

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Wes Montgomery fullName John Leslie Montgomery