Wes Montgomery
Electric Guitar Solo on
Airegin

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Wes Montgomery's electric guitar solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Tommy Flanagan's closing piano statement. Spanning three choruses of the 36-bar ABAC form at a brisk 292 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:30. Sonny Rollins's 36-bar ABAC composition in F minor, whose title is Nigeria spelled backward, is taken at a scorching 292 beats per minute, yet Montgomery navigates the complex changes with the fluid ease that made him the most influential jazz guitarist of his era. Wes Montgomery was 36 to 37 years old at the time of this 1960 recording.

Wes Montgomery was 36 to 37 years old at the time.