Get all the lyrics to songs on the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Wes solo on west coast blues from the incredible jazz guitar album thumbs up if you like it and thanks for watching to download the file. Check out west coast blues live by wes montgomery wynton kelly trio on amazon music. One of wes montgomerys signature tunes, west coast blues, is a captivating take on the blues form. West coast blues guitar masterclass by randy johnston. West coast blues was written by the unparalleled genius of jazz guitar, wes montgomery. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery ist ein musikalbum des us amerikanischen.
I will be moving through the album in chronological order and cannot wait to dig in deeper to wes tone. Wes montgomery west coast blues pdf in description duration. Drawing on classic blues elements, west coast blues is constructed in a way that is both unique and a joy to listen to. A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. The penguin guide to jazz selected this album as part of its suggested core collection, calling it probably the best montgomery record currently available writing for allmusic, music critic michael g. One of wes montgomery s signature tunes, west coast blues, is a captivating take on the blues form. Wes himself stuck with chords played mainly on adjacent strings and drop 2 chord shapes.
Print and download wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab. Recorded as the original riverside records was about to collapse, this album, the almostlast from wes montgomery with his onceregular indianapolisbred working trio they also did, with a couple of guest drummers on some cuts, the lovely guitar on the go, seems to have seen a fleeting release in the mid1960s and disappeared until its reassembly on compact disc. I first learned it when i was trying to get my tritone substitutions into my playing but you can hear wess take on it on the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery. Wes montgomerys solo on d natural blues mike scott. West coast blues guitar masterclass mikes master classes. Guitar mp3 backing track in style of wes montgomery to play along and improve your guitar skills. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. The solo changes are different than the changes for the melody, and so thats something to be aware of on this tune. Smokin in seattle live at the penthouse cd wynton kelly trio, wes montgomery currently unavailable. That said, when it came to the blues roots the pianist shared with montgomery, the two provide a masterclass of thinking outside the box on the guitarists blues in f and west coast blues. The chart has standard instrumentation plus an alternate 2nd alto part with flute if desired. Montgomerys bestknown tunes, the triplemeter west coast blues. He is unanimously considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as django reinhardt and charlie christian and influencing countless others, including pat martino, george benson, emily remler, kenny burrell, pat metheny, and jimi hendrix. Archive w wes montgomery west coast blues free guitar backing track.
This tune first appeared on wes 1960 album, the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery. To help you take the licks on this page further in your practicing and performance ideas, here are a few exercises that. Wynton kelly trio, wes montgomery smokin in seattle. If you liked this post you may also be interested in a transcription of wes montgomery unit 7 solo, or a lead sheet to wess tune west coast blues. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz. Wes montgomerys west coast blues for guitar one of wes montgomerys signature tunes, west coast blues, is a captivating take on the blues form. I got a baby on the east coast i got a gig going on the west coast i got a suitcase full of sorrow im so tired of paying traveling dues lonely in the evening.
John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. Pdf essential jazz lines wes montgomery free download pdf. Wes montgomery jazz guitar transcription west coast blues duration. West coast blues wes montgomery transcription youtube. This scale is built with the following interval pattern. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wes montgomery. The music is as wellplayed and swinging as one would expect from this superior bop group. As part of the finest hour series from verve, guitarist wes montgomery is spotlighted on 16 tracks recorded between 1964 and his death in 1968.
West coast blues wes montgomery solo bruce saunders. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. Wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab in d major. West coast blues guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. This is only the melody or, in jazz slang, or lead, so it doesnt include any of the solos found on the record. Drawing on classic blues elements, west coast blues is constructed in a way that is both unique and a joy to listen to this three part lesson series will take a look at improvising over this classic tune using wes montgomery licks although youll be using west coast blues as a vehicle for. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo phrases used in west coast blues. Download and print west coast blues sheet music for guitar tab single guitar by wes montgomery from sheet music direct.
This medium tempo swingin jazz waltz has the lilting 34 feel that is fun to play, along with written solos for alto 1 and trumpet 2. In this lesson, you will learn wes montgomery inspired chord solo licks that youll apply over a blues in f and over the jazz standard yesterdays. West coast blues text guitar tab by wes montgomery. The song west coast blues was written by wes montgomery and was first recorded and released by wes montgomery with tommy flanagan, percy heath, albert heath in 1960. West coast blues chord progression jazz backing track play along the real book backingtracks jazz. Wes montgomery jazz guitar transcription west coast blues. To learn about full playback, mp3 download, video lessons and tab links. Wes montgomery, the most significant jazz guitarist since pioneer genius charles christian freddy green didnt solo is heard here in various styles.
Learn how to play wes montgomery songs for drums, piano, bass, acoustic guitar and ensemble online. The west coast blues is a type of blues influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong pianodominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from texas blues players who relocated to california in the 1940s. West coast blues live by wes montgomery wynton kelly trio on. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery genius. Wes montgomery west coast blues guitar backing track. It was covered by joscho stephan, the steve schmidt trio, hendrik meurkens misha tsiganov, cannonball adderley and his orchestra and other artists. West coast blues chord progression jazz backing track. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wikipedia. Its basically a blues with some harmonic twists thrown in. Tranposable music notes for sheet music by wes montgomery wes montgomery. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as django reinhardt and charlie christian and influencing countless others, including george benson, kenny burrell, royce campbell, grant green, jimi hendrix, steve howe, russell malone, pat martino, pat. Wes montgomery west coast blues lyrics genius lyrics. Wes montgomery west coast blues drums, piano, bass. We have the quartet, the large band, blues, nonblues, a quartet version of willow weep for me and a big band version of west coast blues compare the quartet version on incredible jazz.
Song information for west coast blues wes montgomery on allmusic. Wes montgomery west coast blues free guitar backing track. Wes montgomerys solo on d natural blues transcription by mike scott 1st chorus 2nd chorus note. The jazz style of wes montgomery wes montgomery was one of the greatest jazz guitarists, one of the most recognizable, and one of the most influential.
West coast blues tab by wes montgomery guitare solo. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Since this scale contains a major third interval, it is mostly used to outline. In this master class, discover how randy johnston takes this wes montgomery classic and puts his own twist on it. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo phrases used in west coast blues posted on november 16, 2016 by admin the thesis investigates wes montgomerys improvisational style, with the aim of uncovering the inner workings of montgomerys improvisational process, specifically his sequencing and placement of musical. Print and download west coast blues sheet music in pdf. Sheet music for west coast blues with drums, bass and acoustic guitar. D natural blues wes montgomery transcription duration. Download and print d natural blues sheet music for guitar tablature by wes montgomery.
West coast blues wes montgomery song info allmusic. Wes montgomery west coast blues pdf in description. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo. Wes montgomery wes montgomery plays the blues 1988, cd. This is the fifth installment in my wes montgomery project. Sheet music for west coast blues with drums, piano, bass. Blues in f is a bouncing jump blues dominated by montgomerys singlestring soloing. Another great, although lesserknown, recording of this tune is on movin wes, wess big band album. West coast blues wes montgomery guitar tab single guitar. West coast blues wes montgomery the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery this is one of my favorite jazz songs.
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