John Leslie Montgomery

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John Leslie Montgomery, better known as Wes Montgomery, was a highly influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his innovative use of octaves and distinctive thumb-picking technique.

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John Leslie Montgomery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-03-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1968-06-15 ⓘ
familyName Montgomery ⓘ
genre hard bop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasStageName Wes Montgomery ⓘ
influenced George Benson ⓘ
Joe Pass ⓘ
John Scofield ⓘ
Lee Ritenour ⓘ
Pat Metheny ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
memberOf The Montgomery Brothers ⓘ
middleName Leslie ⓘ
notableFeature pioneered block-chord and octave-based soloing on guitar ⓘ
played guitar primarily with his thumb instead of a pick ⓘ
notableSong Bumpin' on Sunset ⓘ
linked to: Bumpin’

Four on Six ⓘ
Road Song ⓘ
West Coast Blues ⓘ
notableTechnique thumb-picking technique ⓘ
use of octaves ⓘ
notableWork A Day in the Life ⓘ
Boss Guitar ⓘ
Bumpin' ⓘ
linked to: Bumpin’

Full House ⓘ
Goin' Out of My Head ⓘ
Movin' Wes ⓘ
linked to: Movin’ Wes

Smokin' at the Half Note ⓘ
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
Riverside Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Buddy Montgomery ⓘ
Monk Montgomery ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wes Montgomery → fullName → John Leslie Montgomery ⓘ
Wes Montgomery → givenName → John Leslie Montgomery ⓘ
subject linked to: Wes
Wes Montgomery → birthName → John Leslie Montgomery ⓘ
subject linked to: John