Aug 15, 2023 12:35 PM
Blindfold Test: Wes Montgomery
Editor’s Note: This classic Blindfold Test by the celebrated jazz journalist Leonard Feather (1914–’94) features…
Montgomery praised guitarist Joe Pass for his tone and phrasing.
Aug 15, 2023 12:35 PM
Editor’s Note: This classic Blindfold Test by the celebrated jazz journalist Leonard Feather (1914–’94) features…
Apr 18, 2023 11:09 AM
Verve/UMe’s Acoustic Sounds Series continues to deliver with a trio of great new albums and plenty more to come.
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A Resonance collection of Wes Montgomery material uncovers more of the guitarist’s Midwest roots.
May 24, 2019 10:01 AM
Back in 2012, Resonance Records put out a collection of Wes Montgomery recordings that represented the first full album…
Back On Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings, an album of previously unreleased work by Wes Montgomery, is among the recordings being released Saturday for Record Store Day.
Apr 14, 2019 11:36 AM
In the United States, the middle of April means two things: Record Store Day and Tax Day. Vinyl LP collectors must…
On June 29, the Impulse! label issued previously unreleased studio recordings by John Coltrane (left), Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and McCoy Tyner under the title Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album.
Jan 4, 2019 12:27 PM
During 2018, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…
Harold Mabern (from left), Wes Montgomery, Arthur Harper and Jimmy Lovelace perform at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France on March 27, 1965.
Jan 8, 2018 3:20 PM
Guitarist Wes Montgomery’s legendary 1965 concert in Paris has been released under many titles, yet it had never been…
Arthur Harper (left), Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Lovelace and Johnny Griffin onstage in Paris on March 27, 1965.
Nov 22, 2017 11:29 PM
Independent music retailers will enjoy a spike in sales on Nov. 24 for the shopping event known as Black Friday Record…
