style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to NPR, the nickname "Wes" was a child's abbreviation...
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Fusion!: Wes Montgomery with Strings is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963. Fusion was the first album Montgomery...
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(Pacific Jazz, 1996) Far Wes (Pacific Jazz, 1990) Bags Meets Wes! with Milt Jackson (Riverside, 1962) Smokin' at the Half Note with the Wynton Kelly Trio...
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Kenny Burrell (category Articles with short description)
(Philips, 1964) Marian Montgomery, Swings for Winners and Losers (Capitol, 1963) Wes Montgomery, Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (Riverside, 1963) Frank...
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"Cariba" (Wes Montgomery) - 9:35 "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) – 6:49 "S.O.S." (Montgomery) – 4:57 "Full House" (Wes Montgomery) -...
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Wes Montgomery recorded it in October 1960 for his album Movin' Along, and three takes of the tune appeared on his 1963 album Fusion! Wes Montgomery with...
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Boss Guitar (category Wes Montgomery albums)
American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1963 by Riverside. It was reissued on the Original Jazz Classics label with alternate takes. All the...
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Gene Orloff (category Articles with short description)
1963: Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings – Wes Montgomery 1963: The Alternative Wes Montgomery – Wes Montgomery 1965: Bumpin' – Wes Montgomery 1965:...
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Phil Bodner (category Articles with short description)
1959) Paul Desmond, Desmond Blue (RCA Victor, 1962) Wes Montgomery, Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (Riverside, 1963) Cal Tjader, Several Shades of Jade...
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Earthy (Kenny Burrell album) (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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On View at the Five Spot Cafe (category Articles with short description)
Five Spot Cafe is a live album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, with drummer Art Blakey, recorded at the Five Spot Café in New York City on August...
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Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell album) (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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Asphalt Canyon Suite (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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A Night at the Vanguard (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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The Cats (album) (category Articles with short description)
various combinations elsewhere... but nevertheless The Cats is a solid album with plenty of tasty playing." All tracks are written by Tommy Flanagan except...
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Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (category Articles with short description)
1967 on New Jazz's parent label Prestige, with a different cover and retitled The Kenny Burrell Quintet With John Coltrane. The record was the second to...
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Swingin' (Kenny Burrell album) (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell album) (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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Weaver of Dreams (Kenny Burrell album) (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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Guitar Forms (category Articles with short description)
(Kenny Burrell) – 3:19 "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 4:12 "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:34 "Breadwinner" (Burrell) – 3:00...
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My Gentleman Friend (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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Blue Lights, Vols. 1 & 2 (category Articles with short description)
features artwork by Andy Warhol. The albums were subsequently reissued in 1997 with a re-ordered track sequence as separate CDs and a two disc set combining...
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Blue Bash! (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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Robby Krieger (category Articles with short description)
Santa Barbara. His musical development included listening to guitarists Wes Montgomery, Albert King, and Larry Carlton who influenced his style. Krieger's...
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Introducing Kenny Burrell (category Articles with short description)
on the 2 CD-set Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions with Kenny Burrell Volume 2, plus bonus tracks. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow...
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K. B. Blues (category Articles with short description)
(Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival...
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All Night Long (Kenny Burrell album) (category Articles with short description)
1950s were this release and its companion, All Day Long. Burrell is teamed with an impressive group of young all-stars... fortunately, all of the musicians...
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Jazz guitar (category Articles with short description)
variety of tonal options. In the 1940s through the 1960s, players such as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Al Caiola Tony Mottola and Jim Hall laid the foundation of...
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Sipho Gumede (category Articles with short description)
opportunities for him to hear the music of many jazz masters, including Wes Montgomery . He also found himself meeting Dick Khoza, where he found work as a...
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John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Jenkins, featuring jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, recorded on August 11, 1957...
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