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A wonderful set presenting Wes Montgomery jamming with Johnny Griffin and an all star group of European jazzmen in Hamburg, in1965 - released for the first time on DVD. Plus bonus footage from 1965 in London and in 1967 in Los Angeles.

Although legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery was only captured on film on a few rare occasions, most of them occurred during his 1965 European tour. Montgomery would die suddenly of a heart attack in 1968, at the relatively tender age of 45.

Personnel : Wes Montgomery (guitar); Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Hans Koller (tenor saxes); Ronnie Ross (baritone sax); Martial Solal (piano); Michel Gaudry (bass); & Ronnie Stephenson (drums). On bonus tracks : Wes Montgomery (guitar), Harold Mabern (piano), Arthur Harper (bass) & Jimmy Lovelace (drums).