# The 25 Best Jam Band Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 25 best jam band guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Whipping Post by The Allman Brothers Band, then In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and Dark Star.

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Jam music values long improvisation, much of it best heard on live recordings. The list leans on the Allman Brothers Band and the Grateful Dead, who set the approach, and Phish and the Allmans' later lineups, who carried it on.

Informed by: [Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 10 Allman Brothers Band Songs](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/allman-brothers-band-songs/), [Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 10 Grateful Dead Songs](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/grateful-dead-songs/), [Wikipedia – Jam band](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_band)

1. [Whipping Post](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-band-whipping-post/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1971
2. [In Memory of Elizabeth Reed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-in-memory-of-elizabeth-reed/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1971
3. [Dark Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-dark-star/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1969
4. [Morning Dew (Cornell, 5/8/77)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-morning-dew-cornell-5-8-77/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1977
5. [Mountain Jam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-mountain-jam/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1972
6. [You Enjoy Myself](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phish-you-enjoy-myself/) — Phish · solo by Trey Anastasio · 1989
7. [Slipknot!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-slipknot/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1975
8. [Eyes of the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-eyes-of-the-world/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1973
9. [Stash](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phish-stash/) — Phish · solo by Trey Anastasio · 1995
10. [Harry Hood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phish-harry-hood/) — Phish · solo by Trey Anastasio · 1995
11. [Reba](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phish-reba/) — Phish · solo by Trey Anastasio · 1990
12. [Jessica](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-jessica/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts · 1973
13. [Who Do You Love Suite](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quicksilver-messenger-service-who-do-you-love-suite/) — Quicksilver Messenger Service · solo by John Cipollina, Gary Duncan · 1969
14. [Fire on the Mountain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-fire-on-the-mountain/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1978
15. [China Cat Sunflower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-china-cat-sunflower/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir · 1972
16. [Slave to the Traffic Light](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phish-slave-to-the-traffic-light/) — Phish · solo by Trey Anastasio · 1995
17. [The Divided Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phish-the-divided-sky/) — Phish · solo by Trey Anastasio · 1989
18. [Spoonful](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-spoonful/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
19. [Truckin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-truckin/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1970
20. [Midnight In Harlem](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tedeschi-trucks-band-midnight-in-harlem/) — Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011
21. [Instrumental Illness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-instrumental-illness/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes · 2003
22. [Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-derek-trucks-band-sahib-teri-bandi-maki-madni/) — The Derek Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2002
23. [Chilly Water](https://greatestsolos.com/song/widespread-panic-chilly-water/) — Widespread Panic · solo by Michael Houser · 1988
24. [Soulshine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-soulshine/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Warren Haynes · 1994
25. [Blue Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-blue-sky/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972

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