Miles Jensen
Electric Guitar Solo on
Yardbird Suite

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Miles Jensen's one-chorus electric guitar solo opens the improvisation on this bonus-track reading of Charlie Parker's bebop cornerstone. At 215 BPM in C over the 32-bar AABA form, Jensen channels the bebop guitar tradition with fluid phrasing and strong rhythmic drive, navigating Parker's sophisticated harmonic framework with confidence. As the first of two solos, his guitar statement sets the improvisational tone for a performance that connects Nora Germain's violin-centered album to the broader bebop lineage. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "Rosetta," giving the soloist a familiar harmonic framework to work with.