“St. Germain Street” (Written by Reynold Philipsek, 2012 copyright) all instruments by Reynold, except drums by Michael Bissonnette June 15, 2018 marked 50 years since the untimely death of Jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery. Summer always puts me in a Wes Montgomery mood. I associate his sunny disposition with this season, and definitely with a certain period of my life. […]
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I certainly don’t intend to get anyone riled up but I want to vent on a topic I have given a lot of thought to. In the realm of jazz guitar (and almost especially in the realm of gypsy jazz) it seems that some soloists think that simply stitching a series of well-executed prepared licks together constitutes a good “improvised”
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Since Wes Montgomery passed nearly 47 years ago (June 15,1968) there has been very little “new and unheard” material released. But there is a “new” Wes Montgomery recording released this month. “In The Beginning” is now available on Resonance Records. It is a two CD set which is also available on 3 vinyl discs as well. When Buddy Montgomery (brother
If I had to name my top five Jazz guitar albums it would go something like this: 1) Intercontinental- Joe Pass (1970) 2) Live- Pat Martino (1972) 3) Down Here On the Ground- Wes Montgomery (1968) 4) A Night at the Vanguard- Kenny Burrell (1959) 5) any Django Reinhardt “greatest” collection
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