Barney Kessel
Electric Guitar Solo on
Just You, Just Me

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Barney Kessel's electric guitar solo is the third and final solo on "Just You, Just Me" from The President Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio. Kessel takes three choruses over the 32-bar AABA form in E-flat at a driving 244 BPM, the fastest tempo among the three solos on this track, reflecting the natural acceleration that occurs in an exciting swing performance. Following extended statements by Young and Peterson, Kessel closes the solo section with his own fluent, bop-influenced guitar work, demonstrating why he was considered one of the top jazz guitarists of the 1950s.

Barney Kessel was 28 to 29 years old at the time.