John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was born on March 6th 1925 and is known as being one of the most talented jazz guitarists of all time. Wes was born into a very musical family however didn't begin t play guitar until the age of 19. he could not read music but was talented learning it by ear. Wes was discovered by musician cannonbail Adderly who helped the striving musician get signed to a record label. Wes played with many musicians in his lifetime including his two brothers.
Wes's equipment and guitar was a Gibson l-5CE but also used two custom made Gibson guitars on odd occasion his amp was a fender tube amp but has also been known to play a solid state standel amp.
Wes was known for playin many genres of Jazz music such as
- Soul jazz
- Contemporary jazz
- Crossover jazz
- Mainstream Jazz
- Jazz pop
- Hard bop
Wes Montgomery eventually died from a heart attack in the early hours of june 15th 1968
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