Wes Montgomery
Electric Guitar Solo on
I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You

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Closing out the solo section, this electric guitar improvisation spans a half chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 52 BPM. Victor Young's "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" is performed as a tender ballad on Wes Montgomery's 1960 album Movin' Along for Riverside Records. Montgomery's guitar solo takes a lyrical approach befitting the ballad tempo, with tasteful note choices and expressive dynamics. Coming after Victor Feldman's piano solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Wes Montgomery was 36 to 37 years old at the time.