Good choices, you can also add to your list: Here and Now!: The Autobiography of Pat Martino by Pat Martino and Bill Milkowski Moonlight in Vermont: The Official Biography of Johnny Smith by Lin Flanagan
I loved Peter Leitch's off the books not really an autobiography more so a treatise. He does speak in depth of his times on the come up in Canada as well as his life playing in the New York jazz scene.
There is an excellent bio of Wes Montgomery His life and His Music by Oliver Dunskus Herstellung and Verlag. It cover many aspects of his life like his father and older brother both named Thomas
Nice round up! I’ve read the Grant Green one too (agree with what you said about it). Is there a good Wes Montgomery biography out there? If so, I guess that will be coming up in the next video?
Thank you! Yes my friend Adrian Ingram published an excellent biography about Wes but it seems quite hard to get a copy of now. I might be able to get a copy if you’re interested then let me know. Thanks!
That’s very kind of you. Fortunately it looks like there is a Kindle version so think I should be able to get it. Anyway, keep up the great work!.… Looking forward to part 2 : )
Hi Jamie, can I recommend Pat Martino's autobiog "Here And Now' , a great account of his career and of course his catastrophic illness that wiped his guitar memory, and subsequent recovery and return to genius playing; also contains a sizeable section on his music theory and philosophy. He was a deep thinker
