Wes' octaves, chords, and sound were wonderful, but his writing is perhaps the most memorable aspect of what he did. His tunes were very clever and used a lot of blues-based material. Unlike a lot of guys who write only a line and wait for the accompaniment to take care of how things are really going to sound, he wrote tunes that were complete in terms of the line, the rhythmic feel, and the chord voicings that punctuate the line. Each of his tunes-including "Four On Six," "Mr. Walker," "Movin' Along," "West Coast Blues," and "Twisted Blues"-is great in its own way. - Steve Khan
( I love how Wes' tunes have interesting chord progressions yet never just to be clever and always so melodic at the same time! - Ed )
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