Josh Mellicker
Electric Guitar Solo on
Minority

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Josh Mellicker's electric guitar solo opens the improvisation on this 2021 LA Jazz Connection performance of Gigi Gryce's "Minority." He takes seven choruses of the 16-bar form at 214 BPM in F with a swing feel, building an extended statement over Gryce's compact structure. The short 16-bar form cycles quickly at this tempo, demanding sustained melodic invention. At 60 to 61 years old, Mellicker's seven-chorus exploration demonstrates his deep engagement with the hard bop tradition. He is followed by Danny Janklow on alto saxophone and Michael Gurrola on acoustic bass.

Josh Mellicker was 60 to 61 years old at the time.