Jazz Icons Wes Montgomery Live in 65

Product Description Jazz Icons: Wes Montgomery shines a light on one of the most unique and influential guitarists in music history. These beautifully filmed programs from the spring of 1965 feature Wes, in intimate studio settings, leading three different lineups through some of his best-known tunes, including "Four On Six", "Jingles" and "West Coast Blues". This rare footage, complete with rehearsals, between-song banter and closeup camera angles, illuminates We's extraordinary musical vocabulary and unconventional picking technique. An in-depth, song-by-song analysis by legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny makes this DVD a guitar lover's dream. Review "Jazz Icons is doing for jazz what the Criterion Collection has done for classic and important films". -- Jazz Times Close-ups of Montgomery's hands traversing the fretboard should be required viewing for any aspiring jazz guitarist. -- THE BOSTON PHOENIX, 11/26/2007, By: JEFF TAMARKIN Indianapolis' gift to the jazz guitar is captured here, in this Jazz Icons DVD series featuring major figures caught in performance decades ago on European television. Thanks to the diligence of Dutch, Belgian and English directors and cameramen who took generous close-ups of his hands, Montgomery's trailblazing style can be either studied or simply marveled at. He's at work here with different rhythm sections in each country, which allows fascinating views of his ensemble collegiality. -- IndyStar.com, Jay Harvey, December 19, 2008 Jazz Icons represents the new millennium's most welcome shot in the arm for the music's soul -- Newsday.com, October 14, 2007, Gene Seymour