Boss Guitar

by Wes Montgomery

Boss Guitar cover art

This album showcases Wes Montgomery's revolutionary approach to the guitar in a stripped-down and swinging organ trio format. The session is a perfect example of his signature three-tiered soloing style: starting with fluid single-note lines, moving to thicker octaves, and culminating in dense block chords. With the warm Hammond organ accompaniment of Mel Rhyne, it's a definitive album of soul-jazz guitar.

Genres

  • Hard Bop
  • Soul Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Besame Mucho
  2. Dearly Beloved
  3. Days of Wine and Roses
  4. The Trick Bag
  5. Canadian Sunset
  6. Fried Pies
  7. The Breeze and I
  8. For Heaven's Sake