Wes
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Wes is the commonly used nickname of legendary American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, renowned for his influential, melodic playing style and use of thumb-picked octaves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wes canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1968 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| genre |
hard bop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ soul jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | John Leslie Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedGenre | development of modern jazz guitar ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Benson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Ritenour NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Montgomery Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Wes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential jazz guitar playing
ⓘ
melodic improvisational style ⓘ use of thumb-picked octaves ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boss Guitar
NERFINISHED
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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 |
composer
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
A&M Records
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Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Buddy Montgomery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monk Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
block chord soloing
ⓘ
extensive use of octaves ⓘ use of thumb instead of pick ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.