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John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery, here 1965, was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb, and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound.
i attempted to put the warbler in warblercore but then lost the motivation to draw more than three people :( we are getting even deeper into the wip folder
(via Don Sebesky, Arranger Who Helped Broaden Jazz’s Audience, Dies at 85 - The New York Times)
Mr. Sebesky in the studio with the pianist Herbie Hancock and the guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967, working on Mr. Montgomery’s album “A Day in the Life.” The album would be one of the most successful Mr. Sebesky arranged.
Don Sebesky, who in a wide-ranging musical career played with leading big bands, was a behind-the-scenes force at CTI Records and other jazz labels, won Grammy Awards for his own compositions and arrangements, and orchestrated some 20 Broadway shows, died on April 29 at a nursing home in Maplewood, N.J. He was 85.
Listen to Louie Shelton break through the eighties at 2:47 with one of the most beautiful yet economical guitar solos of the last thirty + years. And of course, he included a tribute to Wes.