Wes Montgomery
John Etheridge helps Alyn Shipton select recording highlights of guitarist Wes Montgomery.
Jazz Library · BBC Radio 3
April 25, 200833m 16s
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Show Notes
John Etheridge helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the catalogue of fellow jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, explaining how he achieved his unique sound. Montgomery is considered to have been one of the most innovative players on his instrument and developed a technique that combined the rapidity of bebop with a mellow romanticism.