Wes Montgomery was puzzled. Like most leading jazz musicians in 1965, the guitarist didn't think much of the pop scene. Like many top jazz artists, he felt the music was absurdly repetitious and that many second-rate musicians were making a ton of fast money in an industry increasingly driven by image, not art or talent. Geared to the surging adolescent…
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