Extra material filmed for the Wes Montgomery documentary Wes Bound was recently shared on its official YouTube channel. It finds Wes's son Robert Montgomery talking to celebrated jazz player Pat Metheny paying tribute to his influence but also digging deeper into his legacy as an inspiration.
At 13 years old Metheny was able to meet Wes after a concert a few months before his tragic death from a heart attack, aged 45. In the video clip below, introduced by Wes Bound director Kevin Finch, Metheny talks about his journey as a young player and how crucial discovering Wes's music was. But it's testament to his maturity as a young musician that Metheny realised later in his teens that as much as he loved Wes Montgomery's playing, he needed to find his own path as a musician just as his late hero had done.
