Doug Raney
Electric Guitar Solo on
Autumn In New York

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Doug Raney's one-chorus electric guitar solo opens the improvisation on the first of two takes of this Vernon Duke standard. Over the 32-bar ABA'C form at 114 BPM in F, Raney weaves thoughtful lines through Duke's sophisticated harmonies with his characteristically clean tone. As the first of three solos, his playing establishes the warm, unhurried mood of a performance that has a searching, exploratory quality. The song's lush harmonic landscape, with its shifts through multiple tonal centers, provides rich material for Raney's melodically inventive approach.

Doug Raney was 22 to 23 years old at the time.