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Funkiest guitar player ever? [message #99483]

Sun, 13 July 2008 07:20

Bill L

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Many of us may not think of Wes Montgomery as a "funky" player, but
listening to a bunch of his tracks today, I realized he was perhaps the
funkiest cat that ever strummed a guitar. His thumb-only (no pick) right
hand technique, which limited his lead runs to shorter phrases, also
gave him some chops that I have never heard anyone equal in the
strumming area.

For those who don't know much about Wes, I highly recommend giving him a
long listen. He was a truly unique and innovative player who's potential
appeal is much wider than the typical jazz artist.

If you can find it there's a live cut of "Tequila" (one of his "hits")
that scared me so much I dropped the tune from my solo repertoire.

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		Funkiest guitar player ever? By: Bill L on Sun, 13 July 2008 07:20
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: Gantt Kushner on Sun, 13 July 2008 07:43
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: TCB on Sun, 13 July 2008 08:26
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: steve the artguy on Sun, 13 July 2008 19:18
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: TCB on Sun, 13 July 2008 21:43
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: steve the artguy on Mon, 14 July 2008 11:34
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: TCB on Wed, 16 July 2008 11:57
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: steve the artguy on Thu, 17 July 2008 22:23
		Re: Funkiest guitar player ever? By: Ed on Tue, 15 July 2008 08:28

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