Pasquale Grasso
Electric Guitar Solo on
It Only Happens Once

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Pasquale Grasso's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this tender ballad performance. Taking three-quarters of a chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in A-flat at a slow 66 BPM, Grasso unfolds his solo with the spaciousness and emotional intimacy that the ballad tempo demands. His playing here reveals the lyrical side of his artistry, each phrase chosen with care and delivered with the warmth and subtlety that distinguish his ballad work from the pyrotechnics of his up-tempo playing.

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