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Jonathan Kreisberg's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this recording of "Blue in Green". Spanning five choruses of the 10-bar form in A at a slow 61 BPM with a ballad feel, playing entirely unaccompanied, Kreisberg simultaneously implies bass lines, harmonic movement, and melodic content, demonstrating the completeness of his conception as a solo instrumentalist. Kreisberg's electric guitar improvisation combines melodic inventiveness with a distinctive tone, navigating the changes with both fluidity and rhythmic precision. The piece, credited to Miles Davis and Bill Evans, first appeared on the landmark 1959 album Kind of Blue and has since become one of the most revered compositions in jazz.
Jonathan Kreisberg was 35 to 36 years old at the time.
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