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Jimmy Raney contributes a half-chorus on electric guitar, the second of 3 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 176 BPM over the 32-bar ABAC in A♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Jimmy Raney solos over the 1st half of the form. Raney's guitar solo continues the linear, cool approach, his clean tone and thoughtful note choices reflecting the close musical sympathy he shared with Getz during this period. Recorded for the album Stan Getz Plays in 1952, the performance captures Jimmy Raney at 24 to 25 years old. The 32-bar ABAC form provides the framework for a full chorus of tenor saxophone improvisation from Stan Getz, followed by half-chorus solos from Jimmy Raney on electric guitar and Duke Jordan on piano.
Jimmy Raney was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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