The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Studio album by
Wes Montgomery
ReleasedApril 1960
RecordedJanuary 26 & 28, 1960
StudioReeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:04
LabelRiverside/OJC
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Wes Montgomery chronology
The Wes Montgomery Trio
(1959)		 The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
(1960)		 Movin' Along
(1960)

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery is an album by the American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Most of its tracks exemplify two of Montgomery's distinguishing techniques: "thumb picking" and the use of octaves.

In 2017, the album was selected for the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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