Vic Juris
Electric Guitar Solo on
Equinox

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Vic Juris's electric guitar solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Stephen Riley on tenor sax. Spanning five choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a moderate 127 BPM with a swing feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:50. Guitarist Vic Juris opens with five choruses of electric guitar at approximately 127 BPM, building a substantial improvisation over the tune's moody, minor-key framework. This performance of John Coltrane's "Equinox" from Stephen Riley's 2019 album I Remember You features the most extended blowing of the session, with four soloists stretching out over the familiar minor blues form. Vic Juris was 65 to 66 years old at the time of this 2019 recording.

Vic Juris was 65 to 66 years old at the time.