Wes Montgomery

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Famous quotes by Wes Montgomery:

"I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over."

"If a jazz player is really playing, the classical player will have to respect him."

"To me, all guitar players can play, because I know they're getting to where they're at. It's a very hard instrument to accept, because it takes years to start working with it, that's first, and it looks like everybody else is moving on the instrument but you. Then when you find a cat that's really playing, you always find that he's been playing a long time, you can't get around it."

"It's impossible for me to feel like there's only one way to do a thing. There's nothing wrong with having one way of doing it, but I think it's a bad habit. I believe in range. Like, there's a lot of tunes that I play all the time-sometimes I hear 'em in a different register. And if you don't have complete freedom, or you won't let yourself get away from that one straight line, oh, my goodness, that's too horrible to even think about."

"Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it's still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play on piano. There are a lot of things that can be done with it, but each is a field of its own. I used to have headaches every time I played octaves, because it was extra strain, but the minute I'd quit I'd be all right. But now I don't have headaches when I play octaves."

"I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My aim is to move from one vein to the other without any trouble. The biggest thing to me is keeping a feeling, regardless what you play. So many cats lose their feeling at various times, not through the whole tune, but at various times, and it causes them to have to build up and drop down, and you can feel it."

"Well, I got pretty good and went on the road with a group. We starved. At that time I didn't realize that you'd work one gig in Kansas City, the next in Florida and the next gig will be in Louisville. You know, a thousand miles a night. That was really rough, man."

"A lot of places we go, when they see the organ coming in, they're expecting rock and roll, but after they hear us play they like it. To me, guitar cuts through-it carries more than organ. But organ has got more guts."

"I was talking to God the other day and Kevin Martin told me ...."

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IndyStar 04 Oct 2024

Week 7 of the Indiana high school football season is upon us. And guess what? NO HURRICANES OR LIGHTNING!!! ... HIT REFRESH FOR UPDATES.Lawrence North at Warren Central ... Center Grove vs. Cathedral ... Lutheran ... North Montgomery at Tri-West ... Park Tudor at Wes-Del.

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F\u0026M Bank Arena celebrates inaugural year with slew of visitors, events

Leaf Chronicle 20 Sep 2024

Inside, the excitement was felt as Montgomery County residents walked around as a band played, kids got their faces painted, ... “Lifelong memories are being made," Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said.

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Clarksville sees steady growth in tourism, revenue reaching record high

Leaf Chronicle 10 Sep 2024

“An increase in visitor spending benefits our local small businesses and helps our local tax base to provide funding for schools and other services," said Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden ... Montgomery ...

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Stobart and McCart advance to general election after final ballot count in Stevens County

The Spokesman-Review 21 Aug 2024

Stevens County Commissioner Wes McCart will defend his seat against Montgomery Stobart in the November election. Stobart won 47% of the vote while McCart took 30% in the final count Tuesday for the Aug. 6 primary ... .

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The Jacksons Interview

Music News 21 Aug 2024

Legendary band The Jacksons announce exclusively to Music-News some new music and a film being released next year ... (Marlon) Fantastic ... I can’t complain ... (Marlon) We listened to Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, Wes Montgomery, I used to like.

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Alabama noncitizen voters (copy)

Dothan Eagle 18 Aug 2024

FILE - Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama state Capital in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16, 2023 ... .

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Alabama noncitizen voters

Dothan Eagle 16 Aug 2024

FILE - Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama state Capital in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16, 2023 ... .

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Republican-endorsed candidates winning Stevens County commissioner race, with less than half the vote counted

The Spokesman-Review 07 Aug 2024

Montgomery (Monty) Stobart had 46.4% of the vote and incumbent Commissioner Wes McCart had 31.6%. Steven Thompson, also a Republican, had 19.5% ... Only two candidates ran for the District 3 commissioner seat on the north end of the county ... 5 ... .

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Things to do in Cincinnati this week: Aug. 5-11

Cincinnati.com 04 Aug 2024

Friday-Saturday, Go Bananas Comedy Club, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery ... Wes Anderson-Style Portrait Painting, 7-9 p.m., Overlook Lodge, 6083 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge ... Montgomery Road, Mason.

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House 68th District Rep Primary: Maberry takes the win in tight race against Smith

Leaf Chronicle 02 Aug 2024

It was a tight race all the way to the finish line between Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Smith and Clarksville-Montgomery County school board member Aron Maberry ... Bill Lee endorsed Maberry, while Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden endorsed Smith.

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Jazz on the River coming to Trenton this weekend with lineup of notable musicians

Press & Guide 31 Jul 2024

This year’s two-day event will be held on Aug. 3 and 4. The park will open at 10 a.m ... 2.00 p.m ... 3.30 p.m ... 7 p.m ... Jazz Times Magazine called Brown “a culmination of Jimi Hendrix and George Benson with some of Wes Montgomery thrown in.” Maysa ..

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Old Flames

LA Weekly 29 Jul 2024

THE RIVERSIDE RECORDS STORY ... There’s a generous hunk of material from the label’s superstar roster, which included Monk, Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery, Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans ... creative partner and addiction enabler ... .

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KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars returns with 4 free concerts in August at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 25 Jul 2024

Jazz Under the Stars is one of Iowa’s longest-running jazz events, held nearly every year since 1987 ... If you go ... Trio Grismore draws its inspiration from the jazz organ trios of Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Jimmy Smith, and Larry Young ... 1 ... .

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Montgomery Co. Commissioners approve property tax increase, budget cuts in new fiscal year

Daily News Journal 24 Jul 2024

“One of our greatest challenges is that inflation for materials has increased by 22.88% since 2019," said Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden ... said Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden in a press release.

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Boys \u0026 Girls Club of Middle Tennessee expands to Clarksville after years of effort

Leaf Chronicle 12 Jul 2024

When community leaders came together to support a club in Clarksville, the organization began to fall into place with the help of Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden, Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts' ...