# The 25 Best Jazz Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 25 best jazz guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Four on Six by Wes Montgomery, then Bésame Mucho and Minor Swing. Every video starts at the solo.

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Jazz guitar solos are improvised, so this list ranks recorded performances rather than compositions. It runs from Charlie Christian's first electric solos through Wes Montgomery and Grant Green to Pat Metheny, with Montgomery and Christian most heavily represented because later players learned the instrument from them.

Informed by: [JazzGuitar.be – Top 10 best jazz guitar solos (reader poll)](https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/best-jazz-guitar-solos/), [Wikipedia – Virtuoso (Joe Pass album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso_(Joe_Pass_album)), [Wikipedia – Concierto (Jim Hall album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concierto_(Jim_Hall_album))

1. [Four on Six](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-four-on-six/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
2. [Bésame Mucho](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-besame-mucho/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1963
3. [Minor Swing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/django-reinhardt-minor-swing/) — Django Reinhardt · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1937
4. [Solo Flight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/benny-goodman-and-his-orchestra-solo-flight/) — Benny Goodman and His Orchestra · solo by Charlie Christian · 1941
5. [Swing to Bop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/charlie-christian-swing-to-bop/) — Charlie Christian · solo by Charlie Christian · 1941
6. [Django](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-pass-django/) — Joe Pass · solo by Joe Pass · 1964
7. [Bright Size Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pat-metheny-bright-size-life/) — Pat Metheny · solo by Pat Metheny · 1976
8. [Breezin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/george-benson-breezin/) — George Benson · solo by George Benson · 1976
9. [No Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-no-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1965
10. [Nuages](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-nuages/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1940
11. [Just Friends](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pat-martino-just-friends/) — Pat Martino · solo by Pat Martino · 1967
12. [You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jim-hall-youd-be-so-nice-to-come-home-to/) — Jim Hall · solo by Jim Hall · 1975
13. [Blues for Willarene](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grant-green-blues-for-willarene/) — Grant Green · solo by Grant Green · 1961
14. [Chitlins con Carne](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-chitlins-con-carne/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
15. [West Coast Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-west-coast-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
16. [Cherokee](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-pass-cherokee/) — Joe Pass · solo by Joe Pass · 1973
17. [Seven Come Eleven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/benny-goodman-sextet-seven-come-eleven/) — Benny Goodman Sextet · solo by Charlie Christian · 1939
18. [Full House](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-full-house/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1962
19. [Idle Moments](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grant-green-idle-moments/) — Grant Green · solo by Grant Green · 1965
20. [My Funny Valentine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bill-evans-and-jim-hall-my-funny-valentine/) — Bill Evans & Jim Hall · solo by Jim Hall · 1962
21. [Take Five](https://greatestsolos.com/song/george-benson-take-five/) — George Benson · solo by George Benson · 1974
22. [Sunny](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pat-martino-sunny/) — Pat Martino · solo by Pat Martino · 1972
23. [Moonlight in Vermont](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-smith-moonlight-in-vermont/) — Johnny Smith · solo by Johnny Smith · 1952
24. [Back at the Chicken Shack](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimmy-smith-back-at-the-chicken-shack/) — Jimmy Smith · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
25. [Air Mail Special](https://greatestsolos.com/song/benny-goodman-sextet-air-mail-special/) — Benny Goodman Sextet · solo by Charlie Christian · 1941

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