Durium Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) WES MONTGOMERY Twisted Blues Between March and May 1965 Wes Montgomery visited several European radio and TV studios in San Remo ( Italy), Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium), Hilversum (The Netherlands), Hamburg (Germany) and London (Great Britain). His 1965 European tour Keep swinging Durium Edited May 15, 2007 by Durium Quote
mikeweil Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 AFAIK this was the only time Wes visited Europe - he suffered from fear of flying - and luckily many concerts were recorded: Hilversum, Paris, Milan ... I have two LPs from Paris, and the playing of all members is excellent! Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 steve howe always talks about when he met him at a club in london Quote
Claude Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) Get the belgian TV studio recording on DVD. It looks great. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...=lk_organissimo Quote 2 TV broadcasts from Wes Montgomery's European tour of 1965 -- both small group performances that offer a rare glimpse of Wes on the stage! The group on both sessions features Harold Mabern on piano, Arthur Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums -- a similar lineup to that heard on the famous live recordings of Montgomery from the same tour, and presented in a similar blend of original material and a few well-chosen standards. DVD features 5 tracks from London and 5 from Brussels -- both recorded in March of 1965 -- on titles that include "Impressions", "Jingles", "The Girl Next Door", "Around Midnight", "Full House", and "Twisted Blues". (All region DVD.) http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=r6s...p;refQ=cat%3D24 Edited March 8, 2007 by Claude Quote
7/4 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 mikeweil said: AFAIK this was the only time Wes visited Europe - he suffered from fear of flying Any source for this information? I think I remember you got this from his manager, anywhere else? Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 WM's Complete 1965 Paris Concert Emusic pimpin' Quote
brownie Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 Soulstation1 said: WM's Complete 1965 Paris Concert Emusic pimpin' I attended that concert at the Théatre des Champs-Elysées -_- Did not realize then it would be the only time I would catch Wes Montgomery live! Quote
sidewinder Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 chewy said: steve howe always talks about when he met him at a club in london Must have been Ronnie Scotts. A BBC 'Jazz 625' broadcast was also made on this tour. Quote
Jim R Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 The only thing that really appears newsworthy with regard to this thread (we've talked about Wes' european performances before, probably more than once) is this, from Durium's blog: "A few weeks ago the NPS ( Dutch Television) sent out some rare film shots of Dutch jazz programs from the 1960s. One of them was a fragment of Wes Montgomery playing with the Trio Pim Jacobs. This fragment is rather remarkable as Wes and Pim are discussing the chords and melody lines before the start of the program. This film shot seems to be from a concert that was broadcast by the Dutch VARA radio on the 2nd of April 1965 at Studio 7 in Hilversum (The Netherlands)" I'd be interested in hearing more about this (or seeing the clip). Maybe I should have checked YouTube before I posted. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) 7/4 said: mikeweil said: AFAIK this was the only time Wes visited Europe - he suffered from fear of flying Any source for this information? I think I remember you got this from his manager, anywhere else? I have this either from some liner notes or from Adrian Ingram's book - but please don't ask me for the exact place, don't have the time to check it right now. Could have been it was just "didn't like to fly", but that at the least. Edited March 8, 2007 by mikeweil Quote
7/4 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 mikeweil said: 7/4 said: mikeweil said: AFAIK this was the only time Wes visited Europe - he suffered from fear of flying Any source for this information? I think I remember you got this from his manager, anywhere else? I have this either from some liner notes or from Adrian Ingram's book - but please don't ask me for the exact place, don't have the time to check it right now. thnks! Quote
Durium Posted March 9, 2007 Author Report Posted March 9, 2007 Jim R said: The only thing that really appears newsworthy with regard to this thread (we've talked about Wes' european performances before, probably more than once) is this, from Durium's blog: "A few weeks ago the NPS ( Dutch Television) sent out some rare film shots of Dutch jazz programs from the 1960s. One of them was a fragment of Wes Montgomery playing with the Trio Pim Jacobs. This fragment is rather remarkable as Wes and Pim are discussing the chords and melody lines before the start of the program. This film shot seems to be from a concert that was broadcast by the Dutch VARA radio on the 2nd of April 1965 at Studio 7 in Hilversum (The Netherlands)" I'd be interested in hearing more about this (or seeing the clip). Maybe I should have checked YouTube before I posted. I have it on DVD, recorded from the TV program two weeks ago. Keep swinging Durium Quote
Durium Posted March 9, 2007 Author Report Posted March 9, 2007 7/4 said: mikeweil said: 7/4 said: mikeweil said: AFAIK this was the only time Wes visited Europe - he suffered from fear of flying Any source for this information? I think I remember you got this from his manager, anywhere else? I have this either from some liner notes or from Adrian Ingram's book - but please don't ask me for the exact place, don't have the time to check it right now. thnks! If you visit the Wes Montgomery discography (click on the title bar in my Wes Montgomery blog contribution) it learns that he only visited Europe between March - May 1965. Wes Montgomery Blog Keep swinging Durium Quote
DatDere Posted March 9, 2007 Report Posted March 9, 2007 Jim R said: I'd be interested in hearing more about this (or seeing the clip). Maybe I should have checked YouTube before I posted. I saw some of the footage on television a couple of years ago, I think they showed them playing 'Nica's Dream'. Quote
kh1958 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Posted March 24, 2007 The next batch of Jazz Icons DVDs is likely to include a 90 minute Wes Mongomery DVD. Excerpt: http://reelinintheyears.com/client/?&f...p=0&show=10 Quote
Chas Posted May 14, 2007 Report Posted May 14, 2007 DatDere said: Jim R said: The only thing that really appears newsworthy with regard to this thread (we've talked about Wes' european performances before, probably more than once) is this, from Durium's blog: "A few weeks ago the NPS ( Dutch Television) sent out some rare film shots of Dutch jazz programs from the 1960s. One of them was a fragment of Wes Montgomery playing with the Trio Pim Jacobs. This fragment is rather remarkable as Wes and Pim are discussing the chords and melody lines before the start of the program. This film shot seems to be from a concert that was broadcast by the Dutch VARA radio on the 2nd of April 1965 at Studio 7 in Hilversum (The Netherlands)" I'd be interested in hearing more about this (or seeing the clip). Maybe I should have checked YouTube before I posted. I saw some of the footage on television a couple of years ago, I think they showed them playing 'Nica's Dream'. That video is here : Wes Montgomery with the Pim Jacobs Trio Quote
Durium Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) Chas said: DatDere said: Jim R said: The only thing that really appears newsworthy with regard to this thread (we've talked about Wes' european performances before, probably more than once) is this, from Durium's blog: "A few weeks ago the NPS ( Dutch Television) sent out some rare film shots of Dutch jazz programs from the 1960s. One of them was a fragment of Wes Montgomery playing with the Trio Pim Jacobs. This fragment is rather remarkable as Wes and Pim are discussing the chords and melody lines before the start of the program. This film shot seems to be from a concert that was broadcast by the Dutch VARA radio on the 2nd of April 1965 at Studio 7 in Hilversum (The Netherlands)" I'd be interested in hearing more about this (or seeing the clip). Maybe I should have checked YouTube before I posted. I saw some of the footage on television a couple of years ago, I think they showed them playing 'Nica's Dream'. That video is here : Wes Montgomery with the Pim Jacobs Trio In my fragment they play The End Of A Love Affair and both Wes Montgomery as Pim Jacobs are discussing, relaxed, before recording this session, the chords of the piece. A nice fragment !! His 1965 European tour Keep swinging Durium Edited May 15, 2007 by Durium Quote
7/4 Posted December 1, 2007 Report Posted December 1, 2007 kh1958 said: The next batch of Jazz Icons DVDs is likely to include a 90 minute Wes Mongomery DVD. Excerpt: http://reelinintheyears.com/client/?&f...p=0&show=10 Quote
Joe G Posted December 1, 2007 Report Posted December 1, 2007 That dvd is fucking great. Metheny's liner notes included. Quote
bluesoul Posted September 27, 2016 Report Posted September 27, 2016 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4uqd62_wes-montgomery-tv-interview-1968_music Quote
Eric Posted September 27, 2016 Report Posted September 27, 2016 On 9/27/2016 at 9:58 AM, bluesoul said: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4uqd62_wes-montgomery-tv-interview-1968_music Expand Have to back and watch all of it, but I am struck by how young Wes looks. Hard to believe he died shortly after the interview. Quote
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