Wes Montgomery — Where to Listen on the Radio

Wes Montgomery is a jazz, hard bop and soul jazz artist from Indianapolis, United States, active since 1923. ArtisFind has detected 2 plays of Wes Montgomery on 1 radio station in the United States, most recently on 88.7 The Sound 19d ago. The song heard most often on air is “Billie”.

John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. He is most known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.), as well as organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented toward hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz.