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Jazz 625 Alive - Wes Montgomery

 
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:59 am    Post subject: Jazz 625 Alive - Wes Montgomery Reply with quote

Wes Montgomery (Quartet) live performances on
the 1960s BBC jazz television program 'Jazz 625.'


'Nicas dream' - Wes Montgomery 1965
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ0ybQnhsvc
( Kb note: link replaced 2013_02.27 )


Wes Montgomery 'Twisted Blues'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTMfSBRvfiw&feature=player_embedded


Wes Montgomery - 'Round Midnight' (this a separate performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOm17yw__6U&feature=related


Great live performances by other artists on 'Jazz 625.'
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jazz+625&aq=0&oq=Jazz+625

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An excellent transcription book of Wes performances on 'Jazz 625' by Tim Fitzgerald titled:
625 ALIVE: THE WES MONTGOMERY BBC PERFORMANCE TRANSCRIBED
http://www.ejazzlines.com/625-ALIVE-THE-WES-MONTGOMERY-BBC-PERFORMANCE-TRANSCRIBED-p65833.html

Tim Fitzgerald Home Page
http://wesmontgomerybook.com/

Sample Pages and Details
http://wesmontgomerybook.com/details/

At the Aebersold website
http://www.jazzbooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JAJAZZ&Product_Code=WBBC&Category_Code=


The book includes:
* All the tunes from the Jazz 625 concert: Yesterdays, Jingles, Round Midnight (solo and cadenza only), Twisted Blues, Full House, West Coast Blues * Intros, melodies, solos, shout choruses and tags * Guitar tablature as well as standard notation for all songs and examples. * 79 pages, heavyweight paperback, glossy cover * Photographs by renowned jazz photographer Lee Tanner * Historic interview with Harold Mabern * Detailed analysis of each song and solo * Full licensing. Wes name and image are used by permission of the Wes Montgomery estate. Wes Montgomery compositions are used with permission of Taggie Music Co.


-Kb


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks impressive -- have you worked through it at all? I've experimented with Mark's advice on how to to use flatpick downstrokes and left-had slurs to approximate the fluid playing Wes was able to make seem so effortless.

Thanks for the recommendation!
Jeff
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