Jim Hall
Electric Guitar Solo on
John S.

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Jim Hall's electric guitar solo is the second solo on this recording, following Sonny Rollins on tenor sax. Spanning 2.82 choruses of the 34-bar form in F at a blazing 284 BPM with a swing feel, Hall follows with nearly three choruses of electric guitar improvisation that matches Rollins's intensity while maintaining his own distinctive lyrical voice. Jim Hall picks up after Sonny Rollins's solo with 10 measures left in the chorus. He then solos for another 18 bars from the top of the next chorus. Then he just comps until Sonny Rollins comes back in.

Jim Hall was 31 to 32 years old at the time.