Pasquale Grasso
Electric Guitar Solo on
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Pasquale Grasso's electric guitar solo is the first of two improvisations on this medium-swing rendition of the Caesar Petrillo and Milton Samuels composition. Taking a half chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in D-flat at 133 BPM, Grasso delivers a characteristically virtuosic statement marked by his blend of single-note runs and harmonic sophistication. His half-chorus improvisation unfolds with an unhurried elegance that matches the track's easy-going swing feel.

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