Not just a solo on guitar - its tenor guitar, tuned like a four-string banjo. Nobody but Austin Powell played that way. Just an amazing and skilled group.
@MrJnobianchi You won;t get any argument from me about Austin Powell's abilities . . . but I thought this side was from later on when Tiny Grimes had joined the group - I was under the impression that they were 100% accoustic until Grimes joined, and that's obviously an electric guitar on the solo . . . but I could be wrong . . .
Not just a solo on guitar - its tenor guitar, tuned like a four-string banjo. Nobody but Austin Powell played that way. Just an amazing and skilled group.
MrJnobianchi 6 months ago
@MrJnobianchi You won;t get any argument from me about Austin Powell's abilities . . . but I thought this side was from later on when Tiny Grimes had joined the group - I was under the impression that they were 100% accoustic until Grimes joined, and that's obviously an electric guitar on the solo . . . but I could be wrong . . .
micheljch 5 months ago
@MrJnobianchi. They also had a guy playing the tiple. That's the instrument that sounds somewhat like a mandolin or a high-pitched 12-string guitar.
jayro76 4 months ago
Damn good stuff, that guitar solo is nasty!!
jahlion67 8 months ago
love it :)
abouseif58 11 months ago