Josh Mellicker
Electric Guitar Solo on
Green Dolphin Street

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Josh Mellicker's electric guitar solo is the second of two solos on this 2021 LA Jazz Connection performance of "Green Dolphin Street," following Danny Janklow's alto saxophone. He takes two choruses of the 32-bar ABAB' form at 131 BPM in G with a swing feel, the rhythmic context having shifted from the Latin feel of Janklow's solo. This change in feel between soloists adds variety to the performance, and Mellicker's guitar explores Kaper's harmony with the warmth and sustain that characterize his electric guitar approach.

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