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The mellow tones and linear melodies of Indianapolis' guitarist
Wes Montgomery (1925) were almost the antithesis of of bebop's aesthetic.
Compared with Charlie Christian and Kenny Burrell, he had neither the dynamics of
the former nor the ambition of the latter. His rare compositions were short
and to the point:
Jingles, off The Wes Montgomery Trio (october 1959),
West Coast Blues and Four on Six on The Incredible Jazz Guitar (january 1960), by a quartet with pianist Tommy Flanagan,
Twisted Blues, off So Much Guitar (august 1961), by a quintet with pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and the congas of Ray Barretto,
Blues Riff, off Portrait (october 1963).
In 1964 he began recording with orchestras arranged by Don Sebesky, and
eventually ended up playing easy-listening muzak.
Montgomery died in 1968.
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