The Closest We'll Ever Get To A Wes Montgomery Lesson

THE CLOSEST WE'LL EVER GET TO A WES MONTGOMERY LESSON
Live in '65 | Over 1 Hour | MP4 Download

Wes Montgomery never filmed a guitar lesson. But in 1965, a Dutch television crew caught something close.

Live in '65 is an intimate, up-close look at Montgomery at the peak of his powers, and it contains one of the most instructive moments in all of recorded jazz. Before the performance, Wes is caught on camera rehearsing The End of a Love Affair with the rhythm section, patiently walking them through the chord changes and the substitutions he wants in the solo section. He wasn't just showing them what to play. He was showing them how he hears music.

The setlist:

- Blues (0:00)
- Nica's Dream (5:35)
- Impressions (29:26)
- Twisted Blues (32:53)
- Here's That Rainy Day (38:24, 1:05:05)
- Four on Six (55:14)
- Full House (1:00:00)
- And more

His thumb-picked lines, lush chord voicings, and presence as a bandleader are all here. Every musician in the room clearly knows they're in the presence of something rare.

This isn't a lesson tape. It's something better.

MP4 Download | Over 1 hour.