Jonathan Kreisberg
Electric Guitar Solo on
Prelude To A Kiss

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Jonathan Kreisberg's electric guitar solo is the first of two solos on this recording, followed by Matt Penman on acoustic bass. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in C at a slow 63 BPM with a ballad feel, Kreisberg's clean electric tone and legato phrasing bring an almost vocal quality to his interpretation of Ellington's melody, each phrase shaped with care and emotional precision. Kreisberg's electric guitar improvisation combines melodic inventiveness with a distinctive tone, navigating the changes with both fluidity and rhythmic precision.

Jonathan Kreisberg was 35 to 36 years old at the time.