West Coast Blues
E645163
"West Coast Blues" is a classic jazz guitar composition by Wes Montgomery, renowned for its sophisticated blues harmony and memorable melodic lines.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Coast blues | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues composition
ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ |
| associatedArtist |
Albert Heath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Percy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonKeyForPerformance | G major ⓘ |
| commonPerformanceContext |
jazz guitar trio
ⓘ
small jazz combo ⓘ |
| composer | Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorFullName | John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAlbum | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAlbumArtist | Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAlbumLabel | Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAlbumProducer | Orrin Keepnews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| harmonicFeatures |
extended chords
ⓘ
ii–V progressions ⓘ substitutions ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalRecording | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadInstrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasMeterFeel | waltz feel ⓘ |
| hasSection |
head
ⓘ
improvised solos ⓘ out head ⓘ trading fours ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
bebop
ⓘ
blues ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn |
jazz education curricula
ⓘ
jazz guitar repertoire ⓘ |
| isJazzStandard | true ⓘ |
| isSignatureTuneOf | Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| notableFor |
memorable melodic lines
ⓘ
sophisticated blues harmony ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | guitar ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| style | blues ⓘ |
| subgenre | West Coast jazz ⓘ |
| tempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| typicalForm | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| typicalUse | improvisation vehicle for jazz guitarists ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
West Coast blues