Wes Montgomery
Electric Guitar Solo on
So Do It!

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Opening the solo section, this electric guitar improvisation spans two choruses of the 40-bar AABAC form at a medium-up 195 BPM. Montgomery opens the solo section with two engaging choruses on electric guitar, his warm thumb-plucked tone and inventive melodic ideas showcasing the creative fluency that made him the most important jazz guitarist of his era. Montgomery's guitar tone and phrasing reflect a jazz sensibility, with clean articulation and harmonic awareness guiding the improvisation through the form. Following this solo, James Clay takes over on tenor sax.

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