‘Round Midnight

Another cold and rainy night in the Ozarks. Here’s what it looked like headed up Joe Bald Road earlier.

No gig tonight and that’s fine. I can always use the dough but I’m glad I don’t have to deal with it tonight. Might turn to snow after midnight and I’d just as soon not be driving these hills if it gets slick.

Here’s a fantastic clip of Wes Montgomery playing “‘Round Midnight” that I found earlier. It’s a 1965 performance from the B.B.C. show “Jazz 625″ hosted by Humphrey Lyttelton. The B.B.C. always did a great job on these and I love seeing these things in black and white. For some reason it fits the mood.

Wes Montgomery-guitar
Harold Mabern-piano
Arthur Harper-bass
Jimmy Lovelace-drums

If you are interested in jazz guitar, classicjazzguitar.com is a very nice site. This is from their Wes page.

For the jazz guitarist, he changed the course and direction of jazz guitar evolution and left an unsurpassed musical legacy.

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