Josh Mellicker
Electric Guitar Solo on
On a Clear Day

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Josh Mellicker's electric guitar solo is the second of two solos on this 2021 LA Jazz Connection performance of Burton Lane's "On a Clear Day," following Danny Janklow's alto saxophone. He takes one chorus of the 36-bar ABCA' form at 173 BPM with a swing feel in D, bringing his warm electric guitar tone to Lane's optimistic standard. The single-chorus format creates a balanced pairing with Janklow's preceding alto solo, each musician taking one full chorus through the slightly extended form.

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