Pasquale Grasso
Electric Guitar Solo on
Linger Awhile

About

Pasquale Grasso's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on the title track of Samara Joy's breakthrough 2022 album. Taking one full chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in B-flat at a breathtaking 360 BPM, Grasso demonstrates extraordinary technical command at one of the most demanding tempos on the album. His ability to construct coherent, swinging lines at this velocity is remarkable, the solo serving as a high-energy centerpiece within the brisk arrangement of Harry Owens and Vincent Rose's vintage 1923 standard.

Pasquale Grasso was 33 to 34 years old at the time.