# The Best Wes Montgomery Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Wes Montgomery guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Four on Six (1960), then West Coast Blues and Full House. Every video starts at the solo.

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Using only his thumb, Wes Montgomery developed a warm, swinging jazz guitar voice and the famous octave technique. His solos, building from single lines to octaves to block chords, remain the model for jazz guitar improvisation.

Informed by: [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-wes-montgomery-pieces-jazz-essentials/), [Jazz Guitar Lessons](https://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/wes-montgomerys-top-5-jazz-guitar-solos), [Wikipedia - Wes Montgomery discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Montgomery_discography)

1. [Four on Six](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-four-on-six/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
2. [West Coast Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-west-coast-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
3. [Full House](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-full-house/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1962
4. [D-Natural Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-d-natural-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
5. [Unit 7](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-unit-7/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1965
6. [No Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-no-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1965
7. [Airegin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-airegin/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
8. [Bumpin' on Sunset](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-bumpin-on-sunset/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1966
9. [Days of Wine and Roses](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-days-of-wine-and-roses/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1963
10. [Road Song](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-road-song/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1968
11. [Polka Dots and Moonbeams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-polka-dots-and-moonbeams/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
12. [Goin' Out of My Head](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-goin-out-of-my-head/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1965
13. [A Day in the Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-a-day-in-the-life/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1967
14. [Twisted Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-twisted-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1961
15. [If You Could See Me Now](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-if-you-could-see-me-now/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1965
16. [Canadian Sunset](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-canadian-sunset/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1963
17. [Blue 'N' Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-blue-n-boogie/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1962
18. [Cariba](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-cariba/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1962

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