Doug Raney
Electric Guitar Solo on
Star Eyes

About

Doug Raney's one-chorus electric guitar solo opens the improvisation on this relaxed reading of Gene de Paul's jazz standard. Over the 36-bar AABA form at 138 BPM in E-flat, Raney weaves clean, melodically inventive lines that establish the warm, unhurried mood of the performance. As the first of three solos, his guitar chorus sets the conversational tone for what follows, his playing reflecting the medium tempo's ideal canvas for thoughtful, interactive improvisation.

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