Wes Montgomery
Electric Guitar Solo on
Gone With The Wind

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Wes Montgomery's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Spanning five choruses of the 32-bar ABAC form at a moderate 137 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 4:53. Wes Montgomery's rendition of "Gone With the Wind" on his 1960 album The Incredible Jazz Guitar is one of the album's longest and most fully developed solo performances. Wes Montgomery was 36 to 37 years old at the time of this 1960 recording. Gone With The Wind is a 32-bar popular song in ABAC form composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Herb Magidson, published in 1937.

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