Wes Montgomery took jazz guitar to a new level when he came to the public's attention in the late 1950's. Known for his fluid lines and his big jazz guitar sound, Wes influenced thousands of guitarists in the styles of jazz, blues, and rock. This book will present some of the soloing techniques that Wes used as well has present many melodic ideas (lines) similar to the way he played over the chord progression in many jazz standards. Because the major and minor ii-V-I progression are the most widely used chord progression in jazz standards, the lines in this text will work over these progressions. The accompanying audio contains many play-along tracks (vamps of one chord and vamps around the circle of fourths) that the student should use to practice the material in one key and then master it in all twelve keys. By learning the techniques used by Wes Montgomery, guitarists will add to their own improvising arsenal. As improvising musicians add to their collection of musical ideas, their ability to express themselves completely increases. Have fun studying these ideas and applying them in improvised solos. Includes access to online audio.

Wes Montgomery Introduction
Wes Montgomery and Charlie Parker
Guide Tones
Bebop Scales
3 to b9 Playing the Upper Structure of Chords
Targeting
Arpeggios
Playing Octaves
Block Chords
Chord Substitution
Solo Development
Minor Ideas
Dominant Seventh Ideas
Short ii-V Ideas
Long ii-V Ideas
Major Ideas
Minor ii-V Ideas
Short ii-V-I Progressions
Long ii-V-I Progressions
Minor ii-V-I Progressions
Turnarounds
Chord Progression...


AUDIO CONTENTS:
Tuning
Minor Chord Vamp
Minor Moving in Fourths
Dominant Seventh Vamp
Dominant Seventh Moving in Fourths
Short ii-V Vamp
Short ii-V Moving in Fourths
Long ii-V
Long ii-V Moving in Fourths
Major Chord Vamp
Major Chords Moving in Fourths
Minor ii-V Vamp
Minor ii-V Moving in Fourths
Short ii-V-I Vamp
Short ii-V-I Moving in Fourths
Long ii-V-I Vamp
Long ii-V-I Moving in Fourths
Minor ii-V-I Vamp
Minor ii-V-I Moving in Fourths
Turnaround Vamp
Turnaround Moving in Fourths
Etude
Progression similar to "Misty"
Blues