Wes montgomery wiki discography

Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy Charles F. His recordings up to were oriented toward hard bop , soul jazz , and post bop , but around he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. Montgomery was born in Indianapolis , Indiana.

Montgomery and his brothers moved to Columbus, Ohio , with their father and attended Champion High School. His older brother Monk dropped out of school to sell coal and ice, gradually saving enough money to buy Wes a four-string tenor guitar from a pawn shop in Although Montgomery spent many hours playing that guitar, he dismissed its usefulness, saying he had to start over when he got his first six-string several years later.

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He and his brothers returned to Indianapolis. By , Montgomery found work as a welder and got married. At a dance with his wife, he heard a Charlie Christian record for the first time. This inspired him to pick up guitar at the age of 19 and spent a year teaching himself how to play by imitating the recordings of Christian. Although he hadn't intended to become a musician, he felt obligated to learn after buying the guitar.