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Music : Boss Guitar
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Boss Guitar by: Wes Montgomery |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0025218626125 Label: Ojc Manufacturer: Ojc Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Ojc Release Date: July 01, 1991 Studio: Ojc Sales Rank: 52671 MPN: 261 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - WAY too much organ.I love Wes's playing, but there are too many tracks with organ that overwhelms the sound of the guitar. On the first few tracks, the organ, honestly, sounds like it belongs in a circus. There are a few songs that redeem this album, like "Wine and Roses", so I would get it because The Man is playing, but "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" is a better choice. I gave it 4 stars because of, you guessed it, the annoying organ. "Sorry" to all the keyboard players who dig that aspect of this album. Hope this helps. Rating: - Yes, it is boss guitarDoes Wes Montgomery live up to the boastful title? That's the main question any review should answer. YES. Wes' playing is generally similar to his other jazz-era (vs pop-era) songs. He's jaw-dropping on the faster songs. Wes is good on the slower songs, though he tends to be too nice. "The Incredible Jazz Guitar" is a better album, but "Boss Guitar" should be in every fan's collection. The trio format works out fine. There's a good reason Grant Green made so many albums with organ - it's very compatible with guitar. Mel Rhyne gets to take the first solo in "Dearly Beloved" and in general provides solid playing. Jimmy Cobb is, as usual, fantastic. Rating: - InnovativeWes Montgomery was truely gifted at the guitar. He couldn't read a single note of music but his style was very distinct, he used his thumb to play the guitar, he also used incredible octaves in his style as well as tremendous solo's. Boss Guitar for me was Innovative for any jazz guitarist. It showed Montgomery's creativity as a musician. Besame Mucho is a beautiful song, Dearly Beloved shows Montgomery's creative side, Fried Pies is my favorite, for me it has everything a jazz solo should have octaves, block chords, and tremendous playing from the heart. I recommend this to any guitarist out there weather you play the blues or rock. Try learning these solo's and i guarantee you will be one hell of a great guitarist. This is Highly Recommended!!!!!!! Rating: - Subtle Intense Jazz Chamber MusicHaven't heard a trio album ever sound so complete. Perhaps Bill Evans but that would be a completely different comparison. This timeless album seems to have no beginning or end. You will get listners lost in the complexities of this album if you hit the repeat button. The unlimited playablility is perhaps the strongest attribute. Full house is the first choice but the Wes album you may play the most is this one. Just a suggestion and no more. Yes, Incredible Jazz guitar is great but I don't play that one too often because of this one. Rating: - Boss Guitar...you ain't kiddin'I agree with a reviewer who stated that not only is Wes obviously comfortable with the format here (organ trio with Mel Rhyne and Jimmy Cobb), he is sounding true and playing at a level that even by his own standard must be considered "cold-blooded" (as my friend and Wes 'descendent' Jimmy Ponder called it). The way Wes builds his single line solos only to break into impossible chordal ones just when you think he has gone the distance makes me shake my head in amazement, still, after nearly 30+ years of hearing it. While it is true that Wes played by ear, he did eventually know most of the names of the chords he played, and, not that it matters one bit, understood "scales" simply by having mastered them before "knowing" them in the traditional sense. ... Read More: |
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