Wes Montgomery
Electric Guitar Solo on
D-Natural Blues

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Wes Montgomery's electric guitar solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Tommy Flanagan's piano and before Percy Heath's closing acoustic bass statement. Spanning five choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a relaxed 93 BPM with a swing feel in D, the solo runs approximately 2:39. Montgomery's approach to the 12-bar blues form is both deeply rooted in tradition and entirely original, his thick, warm tone and rhythmic ingenuity creating a solo that builds from understated opening statements to powerful climactic passages featuring his trademark octave technique. 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.