Doug Raney
Electric Guitar Solo on
The Blue Room

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Doug Raney's two-chorus electric guitar solo is the third and final solo on this reading of the Rodgers standard. Following solos by Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Chet Baker, Raney brings the solo sequence to a close over the 32-bar AABA form at 123 BPM in F, his clean articulation and logical harmonic thinking reflecting the influence of his father, guitarist Jimmy Raney. Chet Baker noodles behind the second chorus of Doug's solo, adding a layer of spontaneous interplay that underscores the trio's intuitive rapport.

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