Wes

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Wes is the commonly used nickname of legendary American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, renowned for his influential, melodic playing style and use of thumb-picked octaves.

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Wes canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1968 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-03-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1968-06-15 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
genre hard bop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ
givenName John Leslie Montgomery ⓘ
hasInfluencedGenre development of modern jazz guitar ⓘ
influenced George Benson ⓘ
Joe Pass ⓘ
Lee Ritenour ⓘ
Pat Metheny ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
memberOf The Montgomery Brothers ⓘ
nickname Wes ⓘ
notableFor influential jazz guitar playing ⓘ
melodic improvisational style ⓘ
use of thumb-picked octaves ⓘ
notableWork Boss Guitar ⓘ
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 composer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
Riverside Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
residence Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Buddy Montgomery ⓘ
Monk Montgomery ⓘ
styleOfPlay block chord soloing ⓘ
extensive use of octaves ⓘ
use of thumb instead of pick ⓘ

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

Wes Montgomery → nickname → Wes ⓘ
subject linked to: Wes
Wes Gardner → givenName → Wes ⓘ
subject linked to: Wes Gardner in Scream Queens