Wes Montgomery- Three Jobs!
From an interview with Jimmy Cobb:
DeRiso: Later, you, Chambers and Kelly backed Wes Montgomery. Perhaps the high point was the live albumSmokin’ at the Half Note. Were you surprised when Wes later took a turn into more pop-influenced styles?
Cobb: He did that because he was talked into it, probably by (producer) Creed Taylor, who told him: ‘You could make some bigger money. You could be more public, playing all of those tunes.’ He didn’t like it. He was doing it because he needed the money. He had about 9 kids, so he figured he had to go for it. While he was still home, he had three gigs! He worked all day and all night — never got any sleep. It made his heart bad. One was construction; I think he worked on a jack hammer. The second one was as a guard for a milk company. And then the third was playing music! That took its toll on his energy and his life.
