Wes Montgomery: The Early Years

The artistry exhibited by Wes Montgomery ultimately led to a redefinition of jazz Guitar. These transcriptions from Wes' landmark early recorded work capture him in contrasting settings and roles as a sideman leader and with various group configurations. All solos were carefully transcribed in notation and tablature from Wes' original Riverside recordings. Selections include: 'Scrambled Eggs'; 'Compulsion'; 'Terrain'; 'Ursula';'Lolita'; 'Tune Up'; 'Says You'; 'Delirium'; and 'No Hard Feelings'. Includes access to online audio.

Tunes for Beginning Improvisers. The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser. Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop's summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. / Instruments Clé De Fa