Wes Montgomery Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rode Island - 1967 (audio only)

Wes Montgomery & his brothers Buddy & Monk Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 3rd, 1967. Rare Recording of Wes Montgomery and his brothers Buddy & Monk Live at Newport Jazz Festival in 1967. One of the few recordings found of the Montgomery brothers in the 60’s. -Setlist: 01. Introduction by George Wein 02. Naptown Blues 03. Goin’ Out of My Head 04. Tequila -Lineup: Wes Montgomery - guitar Buddy Montgomery - piano Monk Montgomery - bass Grady Tate - drums For his appearance at the 1967 Newport Jazz Festival, the guitar great was joined by his brothers Monk on bass and Buddy on piano while drummer Grady Tate provided his always reliable swing factor to the proceedings. Following introductions by Newport impresario George Wein, the quartet launches into a spirited rendition of Montgomery’s “Naptown Blues“ (named for his hometown of Indianapolis). Buddy solos first on this jaunty uptempo swinger and Wes follows
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