Masami Kuroki
Electric Guitar Solo on
St. Louis Blues

About

Opening the solo section, this electric guitar improvisation spans eight choruses of the 16-bar form at a medium-up 175 BPM. Kuroki's guitar tone and phrasing reflect a jazz sensibility, with clean articulation and harmonic awareness guiding the improvisation through the form. The composition by W. C. Handy provides a rich harmonic canvas that rewards the soloist's exploration of its melodic and harmonic possibilities. Following this solo, Jun Iida takes over on trumpet.

Masami Kuroki was 38 to 39 years old at the time.