Pasquale Grasso
Electric Guitar Solo on
Everything Happens To Me

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Pasquale Grasso's electric guitar solo is the first of two improvisations on this swinging rendition of the Matt Dennis standard. Taking a half chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in E-flat at a brisk 208 BPM, Grasso delivers a statement that exemplifies his virtuosic command of bebop guitar vocabulary. His lines navigate the harmony with the single-note precision and chordal sophistication that define his style, complementing the youthful but assured vocal interpretation that precedes it. The up-tempo swing feel pushes the solo into exhilarating territory.

Pasquale Grasso was 31 to 32 years old at the time.